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MR / Schenectady, NY / .Yates Arts in Education Magnet School / urban public elementary school / Grade 5.Students read parts from a play in their reading textbook in front of class.  Class uses a series that takes a mixed approach to a basic education debate: ability grouping versus whole-class grouping.  Some of the students' reading time is spent in whole-class lessons and the rest is spent working independently or else in small groups.  These flexible arrangements allow higher-achieving students to extend their knowledge and be challenged while lower-achieving students can reinforce basic skills..MR:  AD-g5a..© Ellen B. Senisi