Reading aloud in small groups gives your child a chance to practice expressive reading, and students can work together to sound out and learn the meaning of unknown words. (babycenter.com)
They also help learners begin to work out the meaning of unknown words using visual clues and prompts. (tes.com)
For above - average students, I ensure that they, too, are metacognitively aware of the context clue strategies they are employing when they successfully discover the meaning of unknown words. (sadlier.com)