Nitin i fa te nen lehkha chhiar hun i zawng ang u. Heng thilte hi i fate lehkha chhiar thiamna (Literacy Skills) tihhmasawn nan a pawimawh hle!

Aw, i fate lehkha chhiar thiamna tihhmasawn nan lehkhabu chhiar dun a pawimawh zia i hria em ? I ngaihtuah mai thei, "Hna ka thawh tur zawng zawng nen, chutiang tur chuan khawiah nge hun ka neih?" Mahse, han ngaihtuah teh, thut leh lehkhabu chhiar hun i nei lo a nih pawhin, ni khat chhunga hun tenau te chu lehkha chhiar nena inzawm tir theihna hun remchang a tam em em a ni! Chu chu vawiinah hian kan sawi dawn em ni?

Hun tlemte hian danglamna nasa tak a thlen thei: Lehkhabu chhiar hi tih dan pangngaia siam thei hun tenau te!

Ni e, nitin "reading moment" tlemte i hmuh loh zia chu mak i ti hle ang. Chûngte chu tui tla tê tê, a inzawm khawm chuan danglamna nasa tak a thlen ang mai an ni.

Khualzinnaah chuan...

I fate nên motor-ah te, bus-ah te, a nih loh leh rel-ah emaw in zin ve ang tih han ngaihtuah teh. Darkar tam tak chhung chu traffic-ah pawh a ni mai thei! Lehkhabu te tak te la chhuakin chhiar mai mai a, bo mai mai ai chuan engtiang chiahin nge a tha zawk ang? Dawr bul hnaia i kal lai te, Doctor hmu tura line-a i nghah lai te, thil lei tur checkout line-a i awm lai te... khawi hmunah pawh chhiar tlem hun i siam thei.

Tip tlem: Lehkhabu te emaw magazine te te tlemte i car chhungah emaw, i fate diaper bag-ah emaw, i handbag-ah emaw dah fo ang che. Tichuan, hmun khata rei vak lo i awm a ngai a nih chuan lehkhabu pakhat i man a, i chhiar thei ang. Lehkhabu pumpui i chhiar thei lo a nih pawhin phek tlemte chhiar la, lehkhabu chhunga thlalak awmte chu i fa hnenah sawipui rawh. Hei hian i fain lehkhabu a ngaihvenna a tipung bawk ang.

I fa chu tlem a lo upa tawh a nih chuan, an kalna apiangah an duhzawng lehkhabu leh magazine te chu keng turin fuih ang che. Dik tak chuan a chang chuan `(Electronic Games)` emaw `(E-readers)` emaw pein ngawih tir kan tum thin. Chu chu kawng khat a ni. Mahse chutiang `(Electronic Media)` thilte nen chuan i fate tan an kuta an vawn theih tur lehkhabu printed chhiar theihna hun remchang tam tak siamsak hi theihnghilh suh ang che. An pahnih hian inthlauhna siam a pawimawh.

Nitin heng hun lai te pawh hi han ngaihtuah teh...

Ni khat chhunga hun ropui dang chhiar tur a awm bawk:

• Zing lamah emaw, chaw ei hma emaw, inchei lai emaw.
• Zanriah ei kham chuan naupangte an hahdam deuh deuh chuan.
• Inbual laiin (tui tlak lohna, plastic lehkhabu nen – emaw, inbual hmain thawnthu tawi pawh i chhiar thei bawk).
• Mut hma – Hei hi nu leh pa tam takin an tih thin a ni. A va hlu em!

In pawnah lehkha chhiar theihna hun remchang a tam hle!

I fa nen khawi hmunah pawh kal ila, hmun tinah lehkha chhiar theihna hun remchang a awm. Mak a ni lo maw?

Car emaw, bus emaw, rel emaw-a i kal angin han mitthla teh... I fa chu kawngpui sira billboard-ah te, dawr chhinchhiahna leh bus stop-ah te lehkha leh thumal zawng turin hrilh rawh. Hei hi game tlemteah pawh i siam thei bawk. Like, "Tunge 'B' letter hi hmu hmasa thei ang?" Tichuan naupang chuan phur takin a rawn zawm ve ang.

Supermarket-a thil i lei dawnin i preschooler chu box-a thlalak awmte chu "chhiar" turin hrilh la, chu chu hrilh rawh. Tin, box-a thumal leh thlalak inthlauhna chu entir bawk ang che. Tlem a upa tawh a nih chuan i ``Shopping List''-a thil awmte hrilh turin fuih rawh.Hei hian thumal leh lehkhabu hriatthiamna tha zawk a neih theih nan a pui ang.

Engtin nge nitin inchhung hna thawh rualin lehkha chhiar theihna hun remchang kan siam theih ang?

Dik tak chuan huan siam ang chi nitin hna kan thawh lai pawhin lehkha chhiar theihna hun remchang kan siam thei a ni. Mak a ni lo maw?

Kitchen-ah pawh chhiar ila!

Dish i siam dawnin naupang tê tête hnênah a recipe chu ring takin chhiar la. Chu chuan thumal thar an zir theih nân a ṭanpui ang. I fa chu a upa deuh a nih chuan i chaw siam laiin recipe-a a sawi angin chhangphut engzat nge teh tur tih ang chi thil an hrilh thei che a ni. Hei hian tehna chungchang leh thupek zawm dan tur an zir theih nan a pui bawk ang.

Envelope i en lai hian i fa chu magazine emaw lehkhabu emaw chhiar turin pe rawh. Chutiang chuan i hna chu i thawk thei ang a, i fa pawhin lehkha chhiar lamah a inhmang ve bawk ang.

Hnathawh lai pawhin...

Inchhung hna dang i buai lai pawhin i fa chu lehkha chhiar turin i fuih thei a. Entîr nân, in i tihfai lai hian i fa chu an lehkhabu duh ber pakhat chhiarsak tûrin hrilh rawh. I fa chu a la naupang a nih chuan an lehkhabu chhunga thlalak awmte chu i sawi thei ang. Hetiang hian hna i thawh laiin i fa nen in inzawm reng thei a, i fate lehkha chhiar thiamna pawh a tha chho zel ang.

Pawimawh: I fain lehkha a chhiar hian a thusawi chu ngaithla rawh . Thumal pakhat a sawi dik lo a nih chuan hmangaihnain siam\hat rawh. Fak rawh u. "Wow... ka fapa/fanu hian a chhiar thiam em em!"

Chhungte leh thiante hnenah lehkha chhiar hlimna hi i lo share ang u!

Lehkhabu chhiar hi mahni chauha tih tur a ni lo. Midang nena inzawmna tha tak a ni bawk.

I chhungte leh i ṭhiante chu i fate lehkha thawn emaw, e-mail emaw, text message emaw thawn turin hrilh rawh. Tichuan, chhiar ho rawh. I fa chu lehkha leh thuchah ziak leh turin pui rawh. Naupan lai a\anga heng thilte hi i lo thiam tawh chuan naupangte chuan ziak \ulna leh \angkaina an hrethiam ang.

In lama unau upa zawkte chu an unau naupang zawkte nen lehkhabu chhiar ho turin fuih rawh. Hei hian chhungkaw inzawmna a tichak mai bakah naupang naupang zawkte tan lehkha chhiar thiamna tha tak a siam bawk.

Chhiar tur hun leh boruak muang tak i dah ang u.

Naupangte chu hmun nuam leh reh takah lehkhabu nena hun hman theihna hun pek a pawimawh. Hei hian TV leh video game ang chi thil dang tih tlem tihna a ni thei a, mahse a lawmman erawh a phu hle.

Hmun reh tak chuan i fa chu a thil chhiarte ngaihtuah tûrin a ṭanpui a ni. Mi zawng zawng au thawm leh TV ri bengchheng tak tak awmna hmunah chuan lehkhabu chhiar a harsa khawp mai, a dik em? Chuvangin i fain lehkhabu a chhiar lai hian a theih ang anga boruak muanawm leh muang tak siam tum ang che.

Nangmah ngei pawh entawn tur tha ber ni rawh!

A pawimawh ber chu nangmah ngei pawh lehkhabu chhiar thiam i nih hi a ni . Nu leh pate lehkhabu chhiar lai hmutu naupangte chuan an entawn a, lehkhabu an chhiar nasa zawk. Lehkhabu i lak a, i chhiar hian i fa chu i hnenah a lo kal a, a lehkhabu a la a, a chhiar tan mai thei. Hei hi naupang fuihna tha ber a ni. Lehkhabu chhiar i hmuh hi i fa hnena "lehkhabu chhiar" tura thu hrilh aiin a let sangkhatin a hlu zawk.

Nu, Pa, hei hi hre reng ang che! (In lama hruai tur thuchah)

Okay, chuvangin vawiin a kan sawi tawh atang hian thil pawimawh tlemte i hrethiam tawhin ka hria.

• Nitin i fate nen tlem tal lehkha chhiar hun zawng rawh . Minute 10 chauh pawh nise.
• Lehkhabu chhiar hi i hmaa lehkhabu awmin hna lian tak thawh mai a ni lo. I nitin nunah hun eng pawh hi lehkha chhiar theihna hun remchangah i chantir thei a ni.
• Lehkha chhiar hi i fa tan chuan hlimawm leh lawmawm takah siam rawh. Tih luih a nih chuan an duh lo ang.
• I fa chu thlalak te, thumal te, leh lehkha te chungchang sawipui rawh . Zawhna zawt la, hrilh theihna hun pe rawh.
• Naupang tê tê tê, thu chhiar thiam lo nen pawh lehkhabu chhunga thlalak awmte chu i sawi thei a ni. Chu chu lehkha chhiar tanna tha tak a ni bawk.
• Nangmah ngei pawh hi entawn tlak ber ni rawh . Lehkhabu chhiar thiam i nih chuan i fa pawh chhiar thiam a nih a rinawm zawk.
• Naupang zawng zawng hi an inang vek lo. Naupang thenkhat chuan lehkha chhiar hi an ngaina thuai ang a, thenkhat erawh chuan rei vak lo an hmang thung ang. Dawhthei takin awm rawh .

Chuvangin, heng thil tenawm tak takte hi vawiin atang hian i ni khatah siam tum ang che. I fain lehkhabu a ṭhian ṭhatzia chu rei lo te chhungin i hrechhuak ang. Nang tan pawh lawmna ropui tak a ni ang!

` Lehkhabu chhiar, naupang zirna, ziak leh chhiar thiam, nu leh pa thurawn, naupan laia hmasawnna, lehkhabu, nitin lehkha chhiar