In early October, 60 second-grade students from Noble Elementary School in Cleveland Heights visited students from Case Western Reserve University as part of a SAGES First Seminar course, Children’s Picture Book, led by Cara Byrne. For most of the elementary school students, it was the first time they stepped on a college campus.
The CWRU students have been exchanging letters with the elementary school students since August, helping the children improve their literacy and get more excited about books and reading. On this particular day at the Tinkham Veale University Center, the second-graders eagerly sorted through piles of books to...