Sweden Curriculum - Swedish (Year 2)

This entry details aspects of the Swedish curriculum relevant to the teaching of Swedish in Year 2 (År 2). It draws primarily from the national curriculum document published by Skolverket. While the curriculum aims for a holistic education, this entry focuses specifically on Swedish language development.

Curriculum for the Compulsory School, Preschool Class and School-Age Educare (2011, revised 2018)

Fundamental Values and Tasks of the School:

The Swedish education system rests on democratic principles, emphasizing knowledge and values acquisition. It aims to foster lifelong learning, respect for human rights, and the fundamental democratic values of Swedish society. The curriculum promotes understanding, compassion, and empathy, actively combating discrimination. It champions objectivity and open approaches to learning, ensuring an equivalent education adapted to each pupil's needs. The curriculum also emphasizes the importance of collaboration between school and home.

Overall Goals and Guidelines:

The curriculum outlines goals for students to achieve by the end of compulsory school. For Swedish, this includes using the language richly and variedly, both spoken and written. This is supported by guidelines for teachers, emphasizing individualized instruction, fostering a love of learning, and providing extra support where needed. The curriculum promotes creative expression, digital literacy, and critical thinking.

Swedish Subject Syllabus (Years 1-3):

• Reading and Writing: Focuses on reading strategies for comprehension and interpretation, writing strategies across different text types, basic text processing, handwriting and digital writing skills, and fundamental language structure (capitalization, punctuation, basic spelling). It also introduces the alphabet, alphabetical order, and the sound-letter relationship.
• Speaking, Listening, and Talking: Emphasizes listening and recounting in conversations, oral presentations on everyday topics, using various aids (pictures, digital media), and understanding narratives across cultures and time.
• Narrative and Non-Fiction Texts: Exposes students to various narrative and poetic texts (rhymes, songs, picture books, chapter books, tales, myths) and explores their messages, structure, and content. It also introduces descriptive and explanatory texts, instructional texts, and texts combining words and pictures, including digital texts with interactive functions.
• Use of Language: Develops language strategies for learning, introduces words and terms for expressing emotions and opinions, explores nuances in language interpretation, and highlights differences between spoken and written language. It also touches upon responsible language use in digital media.
• Searching for Information and Critical Evaluation of Sources: Introduces basic information searching in various sources (books, periodicals, websites) and touches upon source criticism.

Curriculum Policy (The Swedish School in London, January 2023):

This policy document reinforces adherence to the Swedish national curriculum. It emphasizes a broad and balanced curriculum, including 17 subjects in compulsory school. The policy highlights the school's commitment to developing independent learning, resilience, and key skills for future education and employment. It also underscores the importance of inclusion, catering to diverse abilities and needs, including students with SEN and those with Swedish as a second language. The policy outlines roles and responsibilities for the governing board, headteachers, teachers, and other staff in implementing the curriculum. It also details monitoring arrangements to ensure compliance and effectiveness.