Literacy & consumerism : an inquiry

Lane, Lorrie. (Author). Olmsted, Jill. (Added Author). British Columbia. Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour. (Added Author). Canada. National Literacy Secretariat. (Added Author).

Summary: "This project originated as the result of an awareness of some of the difficulties adults with low reading and numeracy skills encounter while grocery shopping." -- p.2 The report is accompanied by a small handbook designed to assist shoppers, and includes explanations of metric measurement, unit pricing, overhead aisle signs, calculating bulk prices, etc.

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Physical Description: 26 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 handbook (54 p. : ill ; 15 cm.)
Publisher: Cranbrook, B.C. : East Kootenay Community College, 1994.

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"Project funding by Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour and the National Literacy Secretariat, Department of the Secretary of State, Canada" -- t.p.

With: Let's go shopping.

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Grocery shopping -- British Columbia
Literacy -- British Columbia
Literacy programs -- British Columbia
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Literacy skills
Numeracy skills
Clear language
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