Who Is Tera?
Tera Sumpter is a wife, mother of three, author, founder of Seeds of Learning® LLC, and Speech-Language Pathologist with specialized experience in the areas of reading, executive functioning and learning disabilities. She is an international presenter on cognitive processing and executive functioning, and former adjunct professor of Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism in the Cleveland State University Speech and Hearing Program.
Experienced Professional
Tera was a medical Speech-Language Pathologist in both inpatient and outpatient hospital settings before founding Seeds of Learning® LLC in 2011. Having worked with children in medical and therapeutic settings since 2001, Tera understands the special needs that children and their families encounter when faced with learning difficulties. Tera is committed to providing the highest quality treatment to children, as well as educating and empowering families. From years of clinical experience and research analysis, Tera has developed a Cognitive Processing Model for Academic Learning which integrates key cognitive components necessary for learning.
International SpeakeR
Far too often, learning disabilities are segmented and compartmentalized when in fact, they are related and connected. Tera's model allows a professional to get to the root of a child's learning difficulty, both for assessment and intervention. Tera is honored to be asked to present and teach her model to other professionals including speech-language pathologists, teachers, occupational therapists, nurses, psychologists, parents, and undergraduate and graduate speech language pathology students in various states across the country and internationally. For more information on her presentations and workshops, visit here.
Best Selling Author
Tera offers a groundbreaking and holistic approach to the assessment and treatment of childhood learning disabilities. This revolutionary method assembles the puzzle pieces of learning, connecting the dots from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and speech language pathology to provide a comprehensive process for understanding and assisting children who struggle with learning. This book is written for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, teachers, parents, psychologists, reading specialists, and more. Available on Amazon here.
EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SPECIALIST
Tera Sumpter’s Instagram Community has over 60,000 followers. She has been featured in many podcasts, publications and articles speaking about and highlighting executive function and her cognitive processing approach to speech, language, literacy and other learning needs. Tera created and runs an Online Education Community centered around Executive Function.
