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March 25, 2026Clinical Pediatrics

Longitudinal Analysis of Developmental Trajectories in Children With Language Delay

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JPJi Hyun ParkHDHoa Ngan DoanMCMin Cheol Chang

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Overview

Longitudinal analysis evaluates language abilities in children with delays, suggesting improvement chances decline with age.

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze how receptive and expressive language abilities develop in children with language delays over time.
  • Retrospective recruitment of 158 children aged 1 to 5 years.
  • Language assessed using Sequenced Language Scale for Infants and Preschool Receptive-Expressive Language Scale.
  • Children grouped as typically developing, mildly delayed, or severely delayed across three age groups.
  • Most typically developing children remained on track, though some transitioned to delayed categories after age 3.5.
  • Mildly delayed children showed improvement to typically developing status, but this likelihood decreased as they approached age 5.
  • Severely delayed children had a lower chance of improvement, with fewer transitioning to mild or typical development.

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Park et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37afeb34aaaeb1a67d04fhttps://doi.org/10.1177/00099228261430990
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