Ask Someone to Define the Word for You
Tune in To Interesting Words
Use Dictionaries, Thesauruses, and Glossaries as Tools
Use Pictures, Illustrations, and Diagrams
Use Prior Knowledge and Context to Predict and Confirm Meaning
Use Word Parts to Determine the Meanings of Words
Voracious Reading
Ideas and strategies for The Parent Pipelines are from The CAFE Book, by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser.