Article 8 Chapter §115C of the General Statutes includes Part 1A, the North Carolina Read to Achieve Program. The goal of this program “is to ensure that every student read at or above grade level by the end of third grade and continue to progress in reading proficiency so that he or she can read, comprehend, integrate, and apply complex texts needed for secondary education and career success.”

Detailed information regarding the Read to Achieve Program and RTA testing can be found in the videos below and on the Department of Public Instruction's Read to Achieve Webpage.