A Better Way to Support Executive Function
Inside a Structured, Supportive Learning Cohort for SLPs and Educators
Learn how to apply executive function strategies in real-world settings through guided teaching, live support, and a community that helps you think differently about your students.
Enrollment is only open twice per year. When doors close, they close.
Summer 2026 ef cohort enrollment opens June 19
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Summer 2026 ef cohort enrollment opens June 19 〰️
Over 3,000 professionals from around the world have gone through this cohort and are applying this work in real settings every day.
why this works
this is not just another set of strategies
Most approaches focus on what the student is doing.
We focus on why they are doing it.
When you understand the underlying executive function needs, everything changes.
Inside this Cohort, you will learn how to:
Identify the root of student challenges
Connect behavior to cognitive processing
Design interventions that actually transfer beyond your session
This is the shift from reacting to performance and behavior to understanding it.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Phase 1: Root Skills
Learn the Sumpter Executive Function Framework (SEFF)
Target foundational EF skills: perception, attention, verbal and nonverbal working memory, and inhibition
Identify student needs with practical assessment tools
Implement strategies you can use immediately
(July 17-September 8, 2026)
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Phase 2: Leaf Skills
Build on foundational executive function skills
Target higher-level skills: cognitive flexibility, self-monitoring, self-correction, self-modulation, initiation, time management, and pacing
Strengthen understanding through revisiting and refining key concepts
Apply strategies to support real-world intervention
(September 8-November 17, 2026 or self-paced)
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Phase 3: Flower Skills
Focus on higher-level executive function skills
Target skills: planning, organization, anticipation, analysis, prioritization, balancing demands, and decision-making
Support students in managing complex tasks and competing priorities
Build capacity for independent, strategic thinking
(November 17, 2026-January 12, 2027 or self-paced)
what the cohort experience looks like
A structured experience inside a supportive community
Inside the Cohort, you will get:
Weekly teaching modules
Live Q and A office hours with Tera
Case-based learning and discussion
A Cohort journal to guide your learning
Video recordings so you can learn on your schedule
A community of professionals learning alongside you
The Literacy Network: a bonus community with extensive intervention resources and strategies that addresses literacy development from a cognitive perspective and examines the role of executive function.
Everything happens inside the community.
There are no extra platforms, no separate systems, and no additional steps.
Optional graduate-level course credit is available through Ashland University for each cohort phase (additional fees apply).
what members are experiencing
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“I now have a roadmap for assessment, treatment plans, treatment progression and how to move toward generalization so much faster.”
Tai McShane Bilingual M.A. CCC-SLP
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I have been targeting executive functioning difficulties for about 2-3 months using what I learned in the cohort, and 5-6 of one of my student's speech sounds have corrected themselves without targeting them. I am so overwhelmed with joy because this was and is the missing piece for me in speech therapy!!
Mikayla Plemmons, SLP
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“The Seeds of Learning Cohort Community changed everything for me. After 16 years… I was feeling like I wasn't making much of a difference… My passion was reignited… it changed my life for the better.”
Mary Hadley, M.A., CCC-SLP
Who this is for
This is for you if:
You work with students with executive function challenges
You feel like strategies are not sticking
You want deeper understanding, not just more tools
You are ready to think differently about behavior and learning
This is NOT for you if:
You want quick fixes or to simply check the CE box
You’re not open to thinking outside of the box
You do not want to reflect or apply what you are learning
HOW ACCESS WORKS
There is no separate registration, no extra steps, and no additional login.
You join the Community through an auto-renewing membership, and you are automatically part of the Cohort. You can stay as long as it’s helpful and cancel anytime.
Inside the community, there are also optional add-on resources if you want to go deeper, but they are not required to fully participate in the Cohort.
That’s it! You’re all set when the Cohort begins.
enrollment details
Enrollment is limited and only opens twice per year
When this cohort closes, it will not reopen for another 6 months.
This allows for a focused learning experience, a connected group, and meaningful growth.
If this feels like the right time to learn this work, now is the time to join.
the community reopens
June 19, 2026
the summer 2026 cohort begins
July 17, 2026
last day to join
July 17, 2026
membership Pricing
And Add On Options
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$57.99/month or $637.89/year (auto-renewing, cancel anytime) includes:
Root Skills Cohort
Leaf Skills Cohort
Flower Skills Cohort
Journals for each Cohort
Weekly Office Hours
Supportive Community
Resource Libraries
You can cancel your membership any time to close your membership at the end of a billing cycle.
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$879.99/year includes:
Root Skills Cohort: 18 hours of continuing education
Leaf Skills Cohort: 18 hours of continuing education
Flower Skills Cohort: 12.5 hours of continuing education Journals for each cohort
Weekly Office Hours
Specialty Webinar Bundle Add On (over 26 hours of webinars)
Premium Resource Library Add On
One month membership free
Supportive Community
*Purchase Orders accepted for this membership option only.
$11 per continuing education hour!
You can cancel your membership any time to close your membership at the end of a billing cycle.
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Learn more about our Community Group Membership pricing here!
Need an invoice so you can issue a purchase order? Contact us to start the process now.
You can cancel your membership any time to close your membership at the end of a billing cycle.
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$149 - Included in annual bundle!
Webinars:
Gestalt Language Processing and The Sensory-First Model of Autism
Executive Function
Development in the Birth to 5 Years
Academic Considerations for Executive Function in Students
Executive Function Intervention in Teletherapy (2 videos)
Executive Function and Early Writing Development
Note Taking
Incorporating Writing into Intervention
Advanced Writing Skills
The Editing Process through an Executive Function Lens
Executive Function in Literacy Development
The Role of Executive Function in Speech Development
The Role of Executive Function in Social Pragmatics
Tera’s Advice on Starting & Running a Private Practice
*Add On Options can be added on once your membership is activated
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$95 - Included in annual bundle!
45-page Executive Function Assessment Workbook
Sample Goal Banks
Sample Evaluation Reports
Attention Guide: The Flashlight Technique
Reflexive Questioning Guide
Reflexive Questioning Visual Printouts
Working Memory Series
Study for How the Brain Learns: Complete the Circuit
Executive Function Parent Handout
Executive Function Teacher Handout
Sumpter Reading Cable and more!
*Add On Options can be added on once your membership is activated
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$235 per credit hour
One graduate credit available through Ashland University for each cohort phase for a possibility of 3 graduate credits
$50 administrative fee to Seeds of Learning
$185 fee paid directly to Ashland University
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Using School Funds or a Purchase Order? Start Here
If you’re planning to join the Cohort using school or district funding, we’ve made the approval process simple.
Download the Executive Function Professional Development Request Packet, which includes a clear program overview, cost, dates, and everything your administrator needs to review your request.
You’ll can also download copy-and-paste email templates to help you submit your request quickly and confidently.
Need anything customized for your school or district? Email us at hello@seedsoflearningllc.com—we’re happy to help.
👉 Download Executive Function Professional Development Packet
👉 Download P.O. Email Templates
We wouldn’t recommend overwhelming your admin with loads of information, but if they request more detailed descriptions of the Cohort phases, you can find that below.
👉 Download Executive Function Cohort Description: Summer 2026
JOIN THE COHORT
What you get:
Full cohort curriculum
Weekly teaching and guidance
Live office hours with Tera
Community access and discussion
Recordings and materials
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The Seeds of Learning® Online Cohort Community (the Community) is a global education and support network for parents and professionals who are passionate about childhood executive function (EF) and learning. It is designed to help you understand and support the root causes of learning challenges through the Sumpter Executive Function Framework (SEFF)—a groundbreaking and holistic approach to the assessment and treatment of childhood learning needs, created by Seeds of Learning® founder Tera Sumpter.
Once inside the Community, you are enrolled in a Cohort that guides you through three powerful learning Phases: Root, Leaf, and Flower Skills—move at your own pace or follow the schedule of your Cohort! Each Phase combines on-demand education with hands-on tools and real-world strategies. Bottom line? You’re not just learning what to do, you’re empowered to confidently put it into practice. -
The Seeds of Learning® Community is for any professional or parent interested in executive function in childhood development and learning.
Our global network of members includes speech-language pathologists, teachers, occupational therapists, school administrators, psychologists, counselors, reading specialists, executive function coaches, and more, all working together to share strategies and provide support. -
With the Seeds of Learning® Online Cohort Community, members are automatically enrolled in a Cohort where you and other professionals and parents will move through each learning and practice Phase—move at your own pace or follow the schedule of your Cohort! While you work through each Phase of the Cohort, you’ll have 24/7 access to assessment tools to identify root causes of executive function challenges, intervention strategies to target learning needs that truly matter, and a supportive community of like-minded professionals and parents to inspire and support you, every step of the way.
Membership to the Community offers exceptional value for the level of resources and support provided. Click here to learn more about pricing!
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Each Phase of the Cohort offers you the perfect combination of learning + practice to make lasting change. You won’t just learn the how, you’ll also get the tools and support to implement!
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The Winter 2026 Cohort kicks off on January 16 with a Cohort Orientation! Then, work through each of the three phases with the members of your cohort, or at your own pace!
Each week will cover a different topic. You can complete one Phase or all of them! See below for more information!
The Cohort begins on January 16
PHASE 1 - ROOT SKILLS (total hours: 30/approximately 3 hours per week):
January 16 - Root Skills Week 1: Big Picture of EF & the SEFF Intervention Framework
January 24 - Root Skills Week 2: Perception & Attention
January 31 - Root Skills Week 3: Introduction to Nonverbal Working Memory
February 7 - Root Skills Week 4: Nonverbal Working Memory Intervention
February 14 - Root Skills Week 5: Verbal Working Memory
February 21 - Root Skills Week 6: Inhibition
February 28 - Root Skills Week 7: Let's Put It All Together
March 7 - Root Skills Week 8: Q&A
PHASE 2 - LEAF SKILLS COHORT (total hours: 18):
March 14 - Leaf Skills Week 1: Cognitive Flexibility
March 21 - Leaf Skills Week 2: Q&A
March 28 - Leaf Skills Week 3: Initiation
April 4 - Leaf Skills Week 4: Q&A
April 11 - Leaf Skills Week 5: Self-Monitoring & Self-Correcting
April 18- Leaf Skills Week 6: Q&A
April 25 - Leaf Skills Week 7: Self-Modulation
May 2 - Leaf Skills Week 8: Q&A
May 9 - Leaf Skills Week 9: Time Sense & Pacing
May 16 - Leaf Skills Week 10: Q&A
PHASE 3 - FLOWER SKILLS COHORT (total hours: 12.5):
May 23 - Flower Skills Week 1: Planning
May 30 - Flower Skills Week 2: Q&A
June 6 - Flower Skills Week 3: Anticipating, Analyzing, Prioritizing & Organizing
June 13 - Flower Skills Week 4: Balancing & Decision Making
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The 7 key steps to set you up for long-term success
From wanting to learn more about how to support executive function development to being able to teach it to others, you will find the necessary steps in the Seeds of Learning® Online Cohort Community!
