TERA SUMPTER, M.A., CCC-SLP

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 instructor of Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism in the Cleveland State University’s Speech and Hearing Program.  She has most recently begun teaching as an adjunct instructor through Ashland University, where she now offers a course about her model for graduate credit.

Tera was a medical Speech-Language Pathologist in both inpatient and outpatient hospital settings before founding Seeds of Learning™ LLC.  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. 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.  

Tera has published an internationally selling, 5-star rated on Amazon book, The Seeds of Learning™:  A Cognitive Processing Model for Speech, Language, Literacy & Executive Functioning.  Buy the Book.

Tera has an international online educational community developed for professionals to learn more about executive functioning assessment and therapy, and the cognitive processing involved in learning.  Click here for more information.