Is your child unable to memorise his or her lessons in school? Ask them to read it out loud. According to a study, speaking text aloud helps to get words into long-term memory. The findings showed that the dual action of speaking and hearing oneself, dubbed as the "production effect", has the most beneficial impact on memory.

It is because both speaking and hearing words make the words more personal and thus increases their chance of getting retained the mind. "The study confirms that learning and memory benefit from active involvement," said Colin M. MacLeod, professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada.