Synthesizing information involves taking important new information that we have identified and determining how that information fits with our prior knowledge (Harvey & Goudvis, 2007). For students to summarize the information they read, they need to stop and think about what they are reading from time to time in order to stay organized and effectively monitor their comprehension (Harvey & Goudvis, 2007). When students learn to synthesize information, they use a variety of other strategies and combine them all to help them construct meaning and better understand the material (Harvey and Goudvis,