The relationship between teacher mobility and student behavior is examined, and findings note that inappropriate behaviors decrease as teacher mobility (change from the front of the room) increases. Student/teacher interactions also increase as teachers move about the room. (CL)

Suggestions are made to help the regular classroom teacher maximize instructional time for mainstreamed learning disabled students. Suggestions cover general classroom organization, language arts instruction, and math instruction. Recommendations focus on incidental learning. (CL)

A learning disabilities resource teacher describes ways in which she individualized instruction through physical arrangement of the classroom, availability of materials, and instructional methods that focus on readiness, a learning station framework, and thorough record keeping and evaluation. (CL)

Suggestions are presented to increase the special education teacher's organizational efficiency, focusing on instructional planning and use of time and space as they relate to classroom organization. (JDD)

Factors in the physical arrangement of special education classrooms that may lead to greater instructional control and structure include teacher proximity and view, separation of space, and reduction of extraneous stimuli. The issue of making classrooms more relaxed and home-like versus structuring them like regular classes to prepare students for…