Sweden Mother Tongue Curriculum - Year 5

This overview covers key aspects of the Mother Tongue curriculum for Year 5 students in Sweden. The curriculum emphasizes the development of comprehensive language skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Reading Comprehension: By the end of Year 5, students are expected to read fluently, both aloud and silently, and demonstrate understanding of various texts. The curriculum encourages the use of different reading comprehension strategies. For students whose mother tongue is not Swedish, the curriculum aims to create opportunities for them to use both Swedish and their mother tongue.

Writing: The Mother Tongue curriculum emphasizes writing skills across different subjects. Students are expected to express themselves and communicate effectively in writing, using their mother tongue as a tool for language development and learning. Research on writing in the Swedish curriculum explores the teaching of writing across different disciplines.

Speaking and Listening: The curriculum aims to develop students' oral communication skills, including speaking and listening. Research within the field of mother-tongue education often addresses questions related to speaking and listening. Mother tongue education programs in some regions aim to help students maintain and develop their first language alongside learning other languages.

Mother Tongue Tuition: Sweden offers mother tongue tuition (MTT) to support multilingual development and provide knowledge of cultural backgrounds. MTT has been a part of the Swedish education system since the 1970s. This tuition is available for students whose mother tongue is not Swedish.