The long-term effects of language impairment

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the future-work section and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1984 and 2026, spanning 6 journals. Those papers have been cited 83 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 7 representative gaps

• Four-year follow-up study of language impaired children (1984) · Annals of Dyslexia · cited 83× · doi

  Future studies should investigate the long-term effects of language impairment. Future studies should examine the effectiveness of early intervention for language-impaired children. Future studies should investigate the relationship between language impairment and reading impairments.

  generalfuture-work section
  Keywords: future studies investigate long-term effects language impairment examine
• Pandemic-related disruptions to childcare and English-Spanish bilingual language acquisition (2026) · Frontiers in Education · doi

  There is a lack of research on the impact of the pandemic on bilingual children's language acquisition. Prior studies have focused on school-aged children, with limited attention to younger children. The study aims to address this gap by examining the effects of the pandemic on bilingual children's language acquisition.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there lack research impact pandemic bilingual children language
• Dual lexical assessment of Basque-Spanish bilinguals using the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (2026) · Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istraživanja · doi

  Future research should examine the relationship between language exposure and language development in other bilingual populations. Future research should investigate the role of other factors, such as socioeconomic status and parental education, in shaping language development. Future research should develop and test interventions aimed at promoting bilingual language development.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future research examine relationship between language exposure development
• Native speakers are more likeable and knowledgeable, but foreign speakers are not bad: Disentangling language-based social preferences in early childhood. (2026) · Developmental Psychology · doi

  Future studies could investigate the relationship between language and social preferences in older children and adults. Future studies could explore the impact of language exposure on children's social preferences. Future studies could examine the role of language in shaping social attitudes and behaviors.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate relationship between language social preferences
• A study of semantic and syntactic processing in monolinguals and fluent early bilinguals (1986) · Journal of Psycholinguistic Research · doi

  The study identifies a gap in our understanding of language processing in bilinguals. Prior research has not fully examined the differences in language processing between monolinguals and bilinguals. The study aims to address this gap by examining semantic and syntactic processing in monolinguals and fluent early bilinguals.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap understanding language processing bilinguals prior
• Pandemic-related disruptions to childcare and English-Spanish bilingual language acquisition (2026) · Frontiers in Education · doi

  Future studies should examine the long-term effects of the pandemic on bilingual children's language acquisition. Research should investigate the impact of targeted support on bilingual children's language development. Studies should explore the effects of the pandemic on language acquisition in other bilingual populations.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: future studies examine long-term effects pandemic bilingual children
• Language switching during bilingual reading (1985) · British Journal of Psychology · doi

  Future studies should investigate language switching in other language tasks, such as speaking or writing. Future studies should examine the effects of language switching on language processing in bilingual individuals. Future studies should develop new techniques for examining language switching, such as using eye-tracking or neuroimaging methods.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate language switching other tasks speaking

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