step1: indentifying words to learn
For example,you read a article to cricle the words you don't know,and look up their meanings.
step2: learning new words
EX:reiterate=to repeat again
step3: adding details, in other words, adding Noun,Verb,Adj,Adv...and so on
reiterate(v)
reiteration(n)
reiterative(a)
reiteratively(adv)
step4: adding related words, synonyms
reiterate=repeat=stress
step5: adding information about the prefixes,roots,and suffixes
re: again
iterate: to say again
step6: thinking about synonyms-what differences between these synonyms
repeat: to say again
stress: to emphasize
another EX: court(basekeball)=field(football,soccer)
step7: thinking about multiple meanings
EX: cell: 1. room 2. organism 3. part 4. electrical device
step8: thinking about organizing vocabulary
1. making word maps
2. making word charts
3. using symbols
and so on(ten ways in my textbook )
Hope its useful for you.