- There is no simple explanation for how speech is learned as it is a complex process. Both imitation and reinforcement are important for language development. Children learn to speak by imitating others and being reinforced with praise for correct words. - Typically children start saying single words around age 1, then two-word combinations and short phrases. By age 2 they have a vocabulary of 25-200 words, and by age 4 they speak in full sentences with a vocabulary of around 8,000 words by first grade. - Self-concept refers to one's perception of themselves including physical appearance, intelligence, personality traits, strengths and weaknesses. It develops from both one's own self-view and reactions from others through messages, either positive

2. Because it is suchbinvolved and
complicated process there is no simple
explaination as to exactly how speech is
learned. most experts include both imition
and reinforcement as being of great
importance in language development. You
learned how to speak by imitating those
around you. when You said repeated words
correctly, you were reinforced by words of
praise, smiles, hugs, and other favorable
responses.

3. is the image or concept you have of yourselfIf you
were typical, at about the age of one you first
spoke singel words, then two-word
combinations, and later short phrases. By the
time you were two, you had a vocablary of from
twenty-five to two hundred words. When you
reached four, you spoke in fullsentence, and the
time you entered the first grade, you had a
vocabulary of about eight thousandwords and
communicated with four thousand of them.
Ability to comunicate .

4. 1. SELF-CONCEPT
Self-concept refers to t he perception you have of
your self in regard to your physical appearance,
inteligence, personality, strengths, and weakness. It is
the image or picture you have of yourself. You
develop an image of yourself not only by how you
view your own behavior,attitudes,values,and beliefs,
but also because of the way`others have reacted to
you both verbally and non verbally. These mesages
could have been positive and reinforced a good self
concept, or they might have been negative, resulting
in low self-esteem. Once you started school the
messages you received that helped mold your self-
concept came from others as well.

5. 2. SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
Significant others are people we respect, whose
opinions are particularly important to us. If
significant others see use as being intelligent,
competent, and carring, chances are we will see
ourselves in the same way.
The messages we receive from them help us to
perceive a picture of ourselves in regard to many
characteristics both desirable and undesirable,
simillar to or including the ones listed bellow:

6. Geting Started
Intelligent Confident Likable
Skillful Moral Talented
Personable Healthy Emotional
Accomplished Friendly Insightful
Kind Objective Humorous
Competant Honest Masculin
Feminine Compassionate Empathie
Creative Imagenative Open
Articulate Polite Sinceren
Subtle Cooperative Tactful
Gentle Sexy Cheerful
Trustworthy Shallow Generous
Cheap Callous Greedy
Vacuous nervous timid

7. This is just a partial list of the traits that make
up a person`s self-concept-the list can be
limitless.
Self-concept is not statie; it continuosly
changs. So, if there are some things about the
kind of person you are that you don`t like,
this can often be changed, following are
specific suggestions for inproving your self-
coincept.