A Liberty University School of Education student reads to fourth grade students March 27 at Boonsboro Elementary School on Literacy Alive Day. Image: Liberty University/Contributed

The Liberty University School of Education, through its Pi Sigma chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, partnered with Boonsboro Elementary School on March 27 to host Literacy Alive Day, an annual reading initiative.

The Liberty students worked with fourth graders, encouraging reading through games and crafts with a carnival theme.

“It gives them a fun outlook on reading and literacy,” said Pi Sigma chapter President Emily Fadale. “Often, kids get so bummed out with, ‘Oh, I have to do another (homework assignment).’ But coming in and doing fun games where they didn’t even realize they were doing literacy was super great for them.”

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