 Nearly 70% of North Carolina students are not at a proficient reading level by the fourth grade, according to a new study from the Annie Casey Foundation. And Buncombe County Library Youth Services Manager Megan Northcott says, If kids stop reading over the summer, they could be set back as far as another grade level. So it's really important that they, and that's cumulative, so the older they get, the further back they'll get set.