Question+of+the+Day

Question of the Day
**Rationale:** I chose this strategy because I wanted my students to recall information that they have already been taught and to apply it to the current question. I want them to be able to generalize information to all types of settings in school.

**Courses Implemented:** The strategy was implemented in a 2nd grade special education classroom during Math. There are 3 students who are in this classroom and their ability level in math ranges from at a ending 2nd grade level to a beginning second grade level. The student at second grade level is a great math student but needs small group instruction due to attention difficulties and behavior.

**Diverse Learners:** This strategy is a difficult one to reach all learners because the questions usually activate only one type of learner. Some questions allow students to draw a picture which would be great for visual learners. While other questions may be more geared to movement or hands on material. So it depends on the teacher and what questions she chooses for the day. It would be interesting to look more closely at which questions really hit what type of learners.

**Procedure:**
 * Before the students walk into the classroom I will have the question of the day written on the board for them to answer.
 * They walk in and get out their Question of the Day notebook and put the date on a page in the notebook.
 * I read the question to them and tell them to think about what it is asking them and how they are going to get the answer, whether it be drawing a picture or writing a math problem.
 * Students answer the question.
 * As a class we then talk about the right answer and how the students came to that answer.

**Potential Issues:** Some potential issues may be that students are not able to generalize ideas and thoughts from one day to the next. Students with memory problems would have difficulty with this because they would have to recall information which is difficult for those students. Some students may be great at solving problems with pictures while others maybe good at writing math problems so it could be difficult to engage all learners in one day.

**References:**  Stephens, EC., & Brown, JE. (2005). //A handbook of content literacy strategies: 125 practical reading and writing ideas//. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.