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NORTHERN TODAY 8 FALL 2017 NORTHERN NEWS THE READING CLINIC is also making great strides for NSU Milllicent Atkins School of Education students, giving elementary and special education majors access to unprecedented hands-on experience and guidance to help further their instruction and teaching skills by helping drive the clinic. The great success of this program is due largely to Dr. Timothy Houge, associate professor of education/director of the NSU Reading Clinic, whose passion for reading comes from his own personal struggles with literacy in his youth. Born and raised outside of Edgeley, N.D., on a small family farm, Houge developed a very personal connection to overcoming educational adversity dating back to his early childhood. From the beginning of his education, while his classmates were eager to learn how to read in first grade, Houge had no interest in literacy and struggled to develop reading skills from that point on. Houge eventually lost all faith in his education, yet still managed to graduate from high school. Houge went on to join the Army, where he found happiness, but was eventually unable to re-enlist due to Houge takes students, Reading Clinic to infinity and beyond “The continued faith that NSU and the community has instilled in us shows the impact that we are making on the lives of children and our future educators.” Dr. Timothy Houge, assistant professor of education/director of the NSU Reading Clinic With a rich history of community outreach on campus dating back to 1962, the Northern State University School of Education Reading Clinic is doing amazing things in Aberdeen, giving children in grades 1-12 access to tutoring and learning opportunities to develop and improve spelling and literacy skills.