This habit of careless reading must be avoided and for successful study
the child should be aided in forming the visualizing habit.
"Thought Leads to Knowledge"
We cannot gain knowledge merely by reading. The value of reading is
in the thought that it stimulates in the mind. We exercise muscles to
get strength. You must aid the child in exercising his mental muscles
by thinking in order to get mental strength. It is not what he reads,
but what he thinks concerning what he reads that becomes his, and
contributes to his education. Reading which stimulates no thought is a
waste of time.
The disappointment felt in the lack of progress after time spent in
study is not that we forget, but that we do not really "GET." This lack
can be largely avoided in the child's training if you are willing to
help in forming right habits.