{"id":10768,"date":"2016-09-24T04:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumon-us-english-blog.local\/blog\/reading-resistance-cultivating-positive-perspective\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T13:56:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T17:56:35","slug":"reading-resistance-cultivating-positive-perspective","status":"publish","type":"canadian_english","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/reading-resistance-cultivating-positive-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Resistance &#8211; Cultivating a Positive Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-EFsyIh-CjI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Jack\u2019s Story: A Positive Perspective<\/h2>\n<p>Meet Jack. At 11 years old, he\u2019s an aspiring author. He\u2019s energetic, full of stories and bright, but like other kids, he faced challenges in school.\u00a0 Jack struggled to focus in class; he was insecure and felt lost. When his parents enrolled him in Kumon, he thought he wouldn\u2019t learn anything except how to solve math problems.<\/p>\n<p>After a few sessions, Jack\u2019s perception changed. He began to realize that Kumon was about much more than math. He found he was better able to focus in class and that his schoolwork became easy. This helped him to begin realizing his full potential and as a result, gave him the confidence he needed to set big personal goals. By the age of 16, Jack aims to finish writing at least half of a book.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">You\u2019re Never Too Young<\/h2>\n<p>We asked this inspiring young writer and book lover what motivated him to write a book. For him, it was having an English teacher and mentor who made reading and writing fun and exciting, and truly believed in his ability to be a good writer.<\/p>\n<p>As for his favourite read? It\u2019s the Percy Jackson series.\u00a0 Jack finds the series so appealing because of the creative weapons Percy uses to defend himself.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to advice for other kids just like him (and their parents!) to cultivate a love of reading, \u201cChoose the books that you find interesting and fun,\u201d he says. With this approach, children will be encouraged and so engaged that they may one day refuse to put their book down!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/reading-leads-to-writing.jpeg\" alt=\"become a writer by reading more\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><em>Looking for ways to encourage your child to read this fall? Pick up some great books from Kumon\u2019s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/assets\/ca-en\/pdfs\/Kumon_Recommended_Reading_List.pdf\" aria-label=\"Recommended Reading List\"><em>Recommended Reading List<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack dreams of becoming a writer one day. Without focus, he knows he won\u2019t get far. 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