Mentor helps students develop reading skills

Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post Alene Yoder works one-on-one with Hanford Dole third-grader Kaleb Ford with reading and spelling. Yoder is a Communities in Schools mentor. ‘I just love doing God’s work in the smallest way I possibly can,’ Yoder says. ‘I feel like if you can help one person in your life then your life was worthwhile.’

Hanford Dole 3rd grader Kaleb Ford writes the name of his favorite basketball player Michael Jordan with his mentor Alene Yoder. Yoder is one of the many Community in Schools mentors that help tutor students frequently. In the thirty minute session on this day, Ford read two books and started a list of 6 spelling words that were troublesome. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

Hanford Dole 3rd grader Kaleb Ford reads book with his mentor Alene Yoder. Yoder is one of the many Community in Schools mentors that help tutor students frequently. In the thirty minute session on this day, Ford read two books and started a list of 6 spelling words that were troublesome. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

Hanford Dole 3rd grader Kaleb Ford reads the book "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat" with his mentor Alene Yoder. Yoder is one of the many Community in Schools mentors that help tutor students frequently. In the thirty minute session on this day, Ford read two books and started a list of 6 spelling words that were troublesome. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post Hanford Dole third-grader Kaleb Ford double checks the spelling of his favorite basketball player’s name: Michael Jordan. Alene Yoder is one of the many Communities in Schools mentors who help tutor students. In a 30-minute session, Ford read two books and started a list of six spelling words that he found troublesome.

Hanford Dole 3rd grader Kaleb Ford reads the book "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat" with his mentor Alene Yoder. Yoder is one of the many Community in Schools mentors that help tutor students frequently. In the thirty minute session on this day, Ford read two books and started a list of 6 spelling words that were troublesome. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

Hanford Dole 3rd grader Kaleb Ford reads book with his mentor Alene Yoder. Yoder is one of the many Community in Schools mentors that help tutor students frequently. In the thirty minute session on this day, Ford read two books and started a list of 6 spelling words that were troublesome. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

Hanford Dole Elementary School has many Communities in Schools mentors who come to the school and help the students with troublesome areas of classwork.