The PAVE Procedure (Bannon, Fisher, Pozzi, & Wessel, 1990) was developed to encourage students to check the dictionary definition against the context in which the word appeared. It also helps students remember word meanings by associating the word with a visual image. PAVE stands for the four parts of the procedure - prediction, association, verification, and evaluation. Students should predict the meaning of the word based on the context clues, associate the word with a mental image, verify the word's meaning by consulting a dictionary, then evaluate the prediction they made. While this procedure seems time-consuming, students report that it helps them remember the words better.
Websites on the PAVE Procedure:
History Strategies: The Pave Procedure - PDF