Shonen Jump helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Focus: Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks.

For users who struggle with focusing, particularly when it comes to reading, apps like Shonen Jump can help. By providing reading experiences that are not only interesting and coupled with illustrations, the digital aspect of the app allows for the user to swipe when they are done with a page. This may make reading less daunting and allow the user to practice focusing on silent, self-sustained reading for longer periods of time. Coupled with other types of reading practice, manga apps like Shonen Jump can create a sense of “buy-in” for reluctant readers and help build their focusing skills over time. 

Flexibility: Trying something new. 

Shonen Jump allows the user of the app to read the first few chapters of most of their manga for free. This allows the user to browse the selection and try out a couple of different types of manga to see what interests them. If the user has a subscription to the site, they are able to choose from over 15,000 volumes spread across many different genres of manga. So if your child has finished a series, encourage them to branch out and try a different type of story or a new author.