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 executive function framework you can use immediately to see real change.
Step-by-Step Executive Function Framework
The Executive Function Framework Being Put Into Practice by Professionals Worldwide
This guide walks you through the sequence of skills in my executive function framework, helping you understand the foundations so you can choose the best place to start.
Read about each of my service offerings below, and uncover the solution that best fits your executive function goals — and get results you can actually see.
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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® 2026 Executive Function Symposium is more than just learning about executive function—we’ll dig into the root causes of EF learning challenges, help you connect with people who truly get it, and watch you walk away with real strategies—not the usual conference fluff. Build lasting relationships, gain practical tools and meaningful support, and leave inspired to create change.
Throughout the three-day Symposium, Seeds of Learning® founder Tera Sumpter and team members will help you build a toolkit of resources that will transform the way you teach, lead, and support executive function—in your clinical practice, your classroom, and your community! Learn more and register here! -
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.
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Click here to 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.
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Click here to 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.
Testimonials
“The Seeds of Learning Cohort Community has truly been the missing piece l’ve needed when it comes to supporting my autistic clients. ”
— Kim Jenkins, SLP“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.”
— Amy Zembriski, 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!”
— Carly Conklin
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