Because learning works best when executive function comes first.
With brain-based science and real-world practice, I help educators, therapists, and parents uncover the root of learning challenges by understanding executive function first.
You care deeply.
you’re committed.
and you’re ready for answers that go beyond trial and error.
But right now - you’re looking for clarity and a starting point.
I get it. I’ve been there.
I’m Tera Sumpter, a speech-language pathologist whose early frustration with surface-level interventions led to decades of study in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and occupational therapy, and to helping thousands understand executive function as the key to lasting learning support.
Over the past 17 years, I’ve authored an international best-selling book, built a global executive function education community serving thousands, presented worldwide, and founded a private practice.
But what matters most is this: I’m known for making executive function easy to understand and immediately actionable through a clear, step-by-step framework you can use immediately to see real change.
The Executive Function Framework Being Put Into Practice by Professionals Worldwide
My Step-by-Step Executive Function Framework Everyone Working With Kids Needed Yesterday
“The Seeds of Learning Cohort Community has truly been the missing piece l’ve needed when it comes to supporting my autistic clients. ”
“I joined this community because I felt stuck with many of my clients, even though I was doing everything I could. Now, families tell me they’re noticing changes they’ve never seen before. If you’re a professional considering joining Tera’s community, it’s truly one of the best decisions I’ve ever made and I HIGHLY recommend it to every single SLP.”
“I never thought my kindergarten classroom would run itself, but after implementing what I learned in the Seeds of Learning EF community, it does!”
registration opens february 1
registration opens february 1
the Seeds of Learning® 2026
Executive Function symposium
Intervention at Seeds of Learning® Clinics
At Seeds of Learning® LLC, we provide specialized wholistic cognitive-based treatment for children with speech, language, literacy, executive function and other learning disabilities.
Getting to the root cause of the learning challenge is our mission.
Learn more about our learning process, professional development offerings, and education programs.
Learn more about Tera’s professional development opportunities for therapy clinics, hospitals, school districts, professional organizations and parent groups on executive function, literacy, and her integrative cognitive processing model.
Professional DevelopmenT
RESOURCES
Check out our practical, research-informed resources for assessment and intervention across classrooms, therapy settings, and home, including Tera’s international best-selling book The Seeds of Learning, our popular Flashlight Technique and Reflexive Questioning guides, and the SEFF-Q executive function assessment screener.
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