TinyLab Study Center
The CLEAR Approach has been implemented with early childhood professionals internationally.
Our ongoing collaboration with TinyLab Study Center, based in the Philippines, continues to demonstrate how CLEAR supports educators and engages learners in building foundational literacy skills. TinyLab regularly brings new teachers into the training process, ensuring that CLEAR remains a living, active part of their classrooms.
“Tinylab is a lot more fun now because of your help. Teachers are learning to be creative every day. Goal achieved.”
– Mai, TinyLab Teacher/Admin
CLEAR IN PRACTICE
TinyLab educators share that CLEAR helped them move from traditional pen-and-paper lessons to playful, multisensory, learner-led instruction. Lessons became more interactive and creative, and learners showed higher engagement, confidence, and joy. Teachers also reported that progress became easier to observe, making instruction more responsive and effective.
More than a dozen TinyLab educators submitted classroom examples, photos, and reflections documenting how CLEAR influenced their instruction.
See CLEAR in Action
Snapshots from TinyLab classrooms highlight how educators apply CLEAR components in small-group and one-on-one lessons. These are their own words, paired with real classroom moments.
“Preparing lessons for each week is just as fun as facilitating them—especially knowing that children learn best when they can touch, feel, hear, and see. This hands-on, multisensory approach makes the learning process more engaging for the children and more fulfilling for me as their teacher. Identifying the letters for example. Instead of using pen and paper, they use toys.”
Mai, TinyLab Teacher/Admin
“I used engaging tools like dice, marbles, jolens, baskets, puzzles and other tools during small group time or one-on-one to make learning fun and interactive.”
Liz, TinyLab Educator
“I gave the child the freedom to choose how she wanted to learn. I let her choose between a song and a game, and she chose the game-based learning method. From all the possible games related to the lesson, she selected "Spin the Wheel." In the electronic version of the game, she read aloud each word where the wheel stopped.”
TinyLab Educator
What Educators Are Saying
“The CLEAR approach has greatly influenced my teaching by making learning fun not only for the children but also for me as their teacher. It has encouraged me to create lessons that are engaging and interactive, so that the classroom becomes a place of shared joy and discovery.”
Mai, TinyLab Teacher/Admin
“The CLEAR Approach has significantly enhanced my literacy instruction by placing students at the heart of the learning process. By prioritizing their interests, needs, and developmental levels, I’ve seen learners take greater ownership of their literacy journey."
Miles, Teacher
"The CLEAR Approach influenced my teaching by making it more fun and stress free learning style and I can see that my students enjoyed our lesson."
Phela Mae S. Mahinay, Teacher
ENGAGING TOOLS
Educators at TinyLab highlight their favorite Engaging Tools that make literacy instruction playful, engaging, and effective. These materials bring the CLEAR Approach to life in small-group and one-on-one settings.
Pointer Stick
“I used the pointer in our class. Students love using the pointer when I ask them to point to things or pictures that begin with the letters (for example, point to an object that begins with the letter E). They'll be glad or excited if I let them utilize it to find the item I asked for.”
Letter Egg
“The Engaging tools that I usually use is The Egg surprise that contain the Alphabet since most of my students are in Kindergarten level it is essential for them to learn and remember the letters and their sounds. I let my student choose an egg and sing a song or try to guess what letter it might be, then after she opened it I acted like I was surprised and I will ask her what letter it is and its sounds through singing to make it more fun and engaging session.”
Fly Swatter
“The fly swatter. Identifying the letter F. Asking children to identify, upper case and lower case. They enjoyed it. They also get to move their arms which makes it a good motor skill practice.”
MORE FROM TINYLAB
Scenes from CLEAR training and classroom implementation. These moments represent just a small sample of the learner-centered, engaging instruction TinyLab educators implement through the CLEAR Approach.
