For example, the new standards place additional emphasis on building vocabulary through informational reading and the use of roots, affixes, cognates, synonyms and antonyms to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. (doe.virginia.gov)
Using context and word parts: word learning strategies for figuring out the meaning of unfamiliar words (nysrti.org)
Show children how to analyze contextual clues to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. (hoagiesgifted.org)