Alex Paul
The youngster rushes to the open arms of volunteer Chris Sherman.
They open a book together and soon they are enmeshed in a make-believe world.
The scene is repeated throughout the room at Pleasant Valley school, as volunteers with SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) meet one-on-one with students.
The goal: spend one-half hour each week with at least two students reading to them or being read to.
Locally the SMART program is…