When students synthesize while reading, they are changing their thinking while they are reading. They form thoughts, opinions, and conclusions while they read, making this a difficult skill for students to master.
These resources from The Curriculum Corner offer helpful hints to help students with this difficult skill.
This chart of synthesis sentence starters makes a good anchor chart.
This synthesis organizer helps to guide students as they read and synthesize.
This multiple sources synthesis form helps students to organize thoughts as they read from multiple sources. This can be used with any level and topic.
Reading Road Maps are easy to use with fiction, informational text, and any grade level. They give students focus, and help them to organize their thoughts while reading in order to draw conclusions.