Synthesis requires the students to repackage the information to meet the requirements of the task as defined. Finally, students need to evaluate their work on two levels before it is turned in to the teacher. The Big Six steps may be applied in any order, but all steps must be completed. The Big Six approach requires parents and students to assume different roles. As a coach, the parent can use the Big Six Skills to guide the student through all the steps it takes to complete the assignment.
Parents can help by first asking their children to explain assignments in their own words.
Parents can also help by discussing possible sources of information. Parents can then help their children implement information seeking strategies by helping their children find useful resources. Location and access may have to be repeated during an assignment because some children may not identify everything they need right at the beginning. Parents can facilitate by brainstorming with their children alternate places where information might be available. As children work through each of the Big Six steps, they need to think about what they need to do, and then they need to find appropriate ways to do it.