Though not a novel or literary work, the book utilized in our Inclusion class proved to provide information on a contemporary idea in education. Teaching in Todays Inclusive Classrooms: A Universal Design for Learning Approach by Gargiulo and Metcalf is a vital piece of literature for todays classrooms. The idea of an inclusive classroom has become so much more than that, it has become reality in most schools and classrooms. All children have a right to a free education, and that includes those that require special needs services. Due to different pieces of legislature, those students with special needs are held to the same needs as those without. An inclusive classroom is just as it states, a classroom that involves both regular education and special education students throughout instruction. This is a generally new concept since students with special needs used to be pulled and isolated from general education students, typically in a separate part of the building or outside of the school all together. This book gives insight into teaching in an inclusive classroom setting. It gives examples of how to organize lesson to meet diverse learning needs. It gives samples of tables and activities that benefit different diagnoses and learning styles. The book also covers how to integrate students with special needs into a regular education classroom, melting the two together in a way that works for the majority of students, in a safe and positive learning environment. The use of inclusion has altered the way education is run in schools today. Those students with special needs should be placed in the least restrictive environment, and one that is functional, safe, and positive. Inclusion not only benefits those students with special needs, but also the regular education students. They are now exposed to diversity in a safe environment. This can help develop compassion, understanding, and patience. The life skills developed by students with special needs are social skills, teamwork, and listening. Both parties can benefit from being together in the classroom. These life skills are just as important as the academic concepts typically instructed in the classroom. It is, therefore, my job to create a positive and safe learning environment for an inclusive classroom. As the teacher, I must work with special education teachers, administration, parents, and others to enforce the IEP developed by the students team. However, there will be more responsibility as the teacher to create an appropriate inclusive classroom. I have learned so much from working through this book. I have obtained numerous ways to evolve a regular education classroom into an inclusive one. This book provided different tactics and skills orchestrate an inclusive setting, and one that teaches to a diverse array of learners.