Early Childhood Education
Sallee Beneke
Sallee Beneke is currently a PhD student in Special Education at the University of Illinois and an independent consultant. She provides statewide trainings in the Project Approach, inclusion, authentic assessment, and documentation. Sallee has been a Resource Specialist for STARnet, Kindergarten teacher, director of a lab school, college instructor, master teacher, prekindergarten at-risk teacher, early childhood special education teacher, and childcare center director. Sallee is a frequent presenter at state and national conferences, and she has authored or co-authored four books and published articles on the Project Approach, documentation of children’s learning, science and oral language development, and calendar time in early childhood classrooms. Sallee can be contacted at sbeneke2@illinois.edu.
