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Literations

Literations (formerly Generations Incorporated), founded in 1991, is a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. As of 2009, the organization ran one of the largest programs in the United States employing volunteer adults over 55 years of age to tutor children in literacy skills, in affiliation with the AARP program Experience Corps.

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Article summary

Literations (formerly Generations Incorporated), founded in 1991, is a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. As of 2009, the organization ran one of the largest programs in the United States employing volunteer adults over 55 years of age to tutor children in literacy skills, in affiliation with the AARP program Experience Corps.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351079344

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.