Helps for Teaching Pronouns
This is a simplification of teaching “He/She” usage in sentences. When we talk about what the girl is doing we say “she”. When we talk about the boy doing something we say “he”, for example, “He is running” or “She is dancing”. We use "they" when there is more than one doing the action and we have to change the "is" to "are", for example, "They are jumping". You can do this while reading stories. Explain how we use "he/she/they " and tell your child you are going to see if he/she can tell what's happening in the pictures. You may have to model first or have them imitate you for a while. Then see if your child can do it by him or herself. You may even have to do "he/she" first and then do "they" later. Then you can mix "he/she/they" up. If you need to simplify this even more ask, i.e. "Who is jumping" and have your child say "He/She is" or "They are". You might try using photographs of the family and talking about them as well.
This is a simplification of teaching “Her/Hers” usage in sentences. When we talk about what belongs to the girl we can say “her”, for example “The ball belongs to her”. We can also use “hers” when we talk about what belongs to the girl, for example “It is hers” or “The ball is hers”. If we say them together we can say, “The ball belongs to her, it is hers”. Start with the sentence format, “The ball belongs to her”. When your child does this well combine “her/hers” by saying, “The ball belongs to her, it is hers”. If you have to simplify you could have your child fill in the missing pronoun verbally. For example you might say "The book belongs to ...". Your child would say "Her". To get the pronoun "hers" later you could say, "The ball belongs to her, it is ...". Your child would then say "hers". Finally you could say i.e. "The book belongs to .... It is ....".
When we have a boy we can say “him” when we talk about what belongs to him. We could say, “The cat belongs to him”. We can also say “his” when we talk about what belongs to the boy, for example, “It is his” or “The cat is his”. You can follow the same format as for "her/hers" previously mentioned.
When we have more than one person and talk about what belongs to them we say "their" or "theirs". The questions you would then ask to facilitate would be as follows: "Whose dog?" and your child would say "Their dog". To get your child to say "theirs" you would say for example, "The dog belongs to them. It is ....". Your child would then say "theirs". To have your child do more you could say, "The dog belongs to ... It is ....".
This is a simplification of teaching “Her/Hers” usage in sentences. When we talk about what belongs to the girl we can say “her”, for example “The ball belongs to her”. We can also use “hers” when we talk about what belongs to the girl, for example “It is hers” or “The ball is hers”. If we say them together we can say, “The ball belongs to her, it is hers”. Start with the sentence format, “The ball belongs to her”. When your child does this well combine “her/hers” by saying, “The ball belongs to her, it is hers”. If you have to simplify you could have your child fill in the missing pronoun verbally. For example you might say "The book belongs to ...". Your child would say "Her". To get the pronoun "hers" later you could say, "The ball belongs to her, it is ...". Your child would then say "hers". Finally you could say i.e. "The book belongs to .... It is ....".
When we have a boy we can say “him” when we talk about what belongs to him. We could say, “The cat belongs to him”. We can also say “his” when we talk about what belongs to the boy, for example, “It is his” or “The cat is his”. You can follow the same format as for "her/hers" previously mentioned.
When we have more than one person and talk about what belongs to them we say "their" or "theirs". The questions you would then ask to facilitate would be as follows: "Whose dog?" and your child would say "Their dog". To get your child to say "theirs" you would say for example, "The dog belongs to them. It is ....". Your child would then say "theirs". To have your child do more you could say, "The dog belongs to ... It is ....".