Right to Read is a national effort to develop and improve the reading skills of all citizens through the coordinated involvement of every segment of society. This report summarizes the program operations, program support, and agencywide and national coordination activities of the organization during fiscal year 1978. It then details the activities of the National Impact Development Effort, a program authorized by Congress for the purpose of developing and disseminating innovative projects which show promise of exerting a significant impact on the nation's reading deficiencies. Organizational and operational structures are outlined, and a list of currently available Right to Read materials is provided. Appendixes include a copy of an article concerning the role of parents in the teaching of reading, information about how to get funding for programs, a list of state Right to Read contact persons, and a copy of Title VII legislation. (FL)