So far we’ve talked about ways to set up and run a TAGteach session/lesson in terms of setting up the environment for success, teaching behaviors and reinforcement.

Another important part of the teaching process is practice. For your learners to move on from a basic level of competence at the components of a skill, they must become fluent at those components and then the must be able to put those together and eventually become fluent at the entire skill.

The only path to fluency is through practice. Your lesson plan should include some practice time, where they can work on the tag points on their own, with a partner or as part of a game or drill that uses the skills they are learning. Ideally they would also learn how and what to practice on their own during the time between their lessons with you. The more specific you can be about how and what to practice the more likely the learners are to do the practice.