Swedish in Year 1: what Lärkompis practises
In Year 1 of Swedish school (around age 7), Lärkompis practises 19 skills in Swedish, linked to 10 of 22 items in the core content of Lgr22, the Swedish national curriculum, for Years 1–3. The areas are reading and writing; speaking, listening and conversation; and language use. Each skill has five difficulty levels, and the skills are practised in 9 mini-games, including Dörren med ordet (The Word Door), Glosjakt (Vocab Hunt) and Rätta roboten (Fix the Robot).
Lgr22 sets out core content for each stage (Years 1–3), not for each year. So Lärkompis spreads the skills across the years using its own time windows, and these are estimates. For Year 1, this means that 16 skills start this year and 3 skills started earlier and are still being practised. The figure 10 of 22 counts the items in the core content from Skolverket (the Swedish National Agency for Education) that at least one skill links to; it does not mean the whole item is covered.
What Lärkompis practises in Year 1
The 19 skills in Swedish in Year 1 are grouped into 3 areas following Skolverket's syllabus. Under each skill you can see the first and the last difficulty level, so you know how far the exercises go.
Reading and writing
- The alphabet and alphabetical order Level 1: Three words, first letters far apart. Level 5: Four words that start with the same letter.
- Linking sounds and letters Level 1: Which letter the word starts with, three letters. Level 5: Four letters, words that start in a similar way.
- Blending sounds and decoding words Level 1: Short words made from the letters a o m s i n l r t e, picture shown. Level 5: All the letters so far, plus two extra letters.
- Letter combinations such as “ng”, “ck”, “tj” and “sj” Level 1: Which word has the “ng” sound. Level 5: All four, four words to choose from.
- High-frequency words and sight words Level 1: Listen and choose the word, three words. Level 5: Build the word, more letters to choose from.
- Reading fluency through repeated reading Level 1: A short text using only letters already practised. Level 5: Text at Year 3 level.
- Phonological awareness: the first sound Level 1: Which word starts like the picture, three words. Level 5: Four words, all sounds in the lists.
- Phonological awareness: rhyme Level 1: Find the word that rhymes among three words, with a picture. Level 5: Four words, no picture, all rhyme families.
- Phonological awareness: syllables Level 1: Words with one or two syllables: “hund” (dog), “fågel” (bird). Level 5: Up to four syllables: “helikopter” (helicopter).
- Reading comprehension: answers right there in the text Level 1: A question about a short text using letters already practised. Level 5: Text at Year 3 level, including questions about words.
- Writing rules: punctuation Level 1: Full stop or question mark, short sentences. Level 5: All sentences from the texts in the task bank.
- Writing sentences Level 1: Three or four words in the right order. Level 5: Up to eight words.
- Writing rules: capital letters and full stops Level 1: Two sentences, one is missing a capital letter. Level 5: Three sentences, longer sentences.
- Spelling: short vowels and double consonants Level 1: Two spellings, picture shown. Level 5: Up to three spellings, all words.
Speaking, listening and conversation
- Story order with pictures (first, then, last) Level 1: Three pictures in a familiar order. Level 5: Four pictures, all the fairy tales.
- Listening comprehension Level 1: Listen to a very short text and answer a question. Level 5: Text with a question about a word or one that needs a conclusion.
Language use
- Vocabulary: categories and concepts Level 1: Three words with pictures, one does not belong. Level 5: Four words, all categories.
- Vocabulary: opposites Level 1: Find the opposite, three words. Level 5: Four words, all word pairs.
- Word formation: compound words Level 1: Join two parts to make a word, two words. Level 5: Four words.
What the syllabus says, in short
The Lgr22 core content for Years 1–3 in Swedish, summarised in our own words for the parts Lärkompis practises in Year 1. Read the full text in Skolverket's English translation of Lgr22.
- Reading together and on your own, the link between sounds and letters, and strategies for decoding and understanding.
- Retelling parts of what a text is about and talking about its message.
- Writing words, sentences and different kinds of text, by hand and with digital tools.
- Writing rules: capital and lower-case letters, the most common punctuation marks and spelling common words.
- Children’s literature, picture books, chapter books and non-fiction for children.
How to help at home with Swedish in Year 1
Year 1 is very much about the basics, and much of the learning happens through talk, play and short moments. Ten minutes on several days a week sticks better than one long session a week, because practice spread out over time is remembered better than practice all in one go. Read aloud together and talk about the text, even when your child reads on their own. Talking about what happened and why is part of the practice.
- Sound games in the car. Play “I spy something beginning with /s/” (the sound, not the name of the letter). Then switch: which word has the sounds /b/ /å/ /t/ (“båt”, boat)? The link between sounds and letters is the foundation of reading. As a game: about 5 minutes.
- Read aloud together every day. Read a book aloud for 10–15 minutes and let your child read a page or a sentence now and then. Pause and ask “what do you think happens next?”. Don’t stop when your child starts reading on their own; reading aloud builds vocabulary. When reading: about 15 minutes.
- Write notes and lists. Ask your child to write the shopping list, a card to Grandma or a note for the fridge. The spelling doesn’t have to be right; what they say is what matters. You can show the correct spelling later, without pointing out mistakes. Works in everyday life: about 10 minutes.
- Tell it with a beginning, middle and end. Ask your child to tell you about something that happened: first, then, finally. Ask an open question afterwards (“how did it feel?”). This practises storytelling, which later turns into writing. As a conversation: about 5 minutes.
How you can tell it has clicked in Year 1
- Blending sounds and decoding words: Your child sounds out words slowly and blends the sounds together.
- Letter combinations such as “ng”, “ck”, “tj” and “sj”: Your child reads words like “lång” (long), “nyckel” (key) and “sjö” (lake) without stopping.
- High-frequency words and sight words: Your child recognises “och” (and), “att” (to/that), “det” (it) and “jag” (I) straight away.
- Reading fluency through repeated reading: Your child reads the same text faster and more smoothly the second time.
Common pitfalls in Year 1
- Letter combinations such as “ng”, “ck”, “tj” and “sj”: Reads “k” before e, i, y, ä and ö as a hard “k” instead of the “tj” sound.
- High-frequency words and sight words: Sounds out words that cannot be sounded out, for example “jag” (I).
- Reading fluency through repeated reading: Reads too fast and skips words.
- Phonological awareness: the first sound: Answers with what the word means instead of how it sounds.
If Swedish practice in Year 1 often ends in tears or takes far too long, stop for the day and write a few lines to the teacher about what was hard. That is useful information for the school, not a failure.
Games that practise it
In Year 1 Swedish, Lärkompis uses 9 mini-games. In these games, playing is the practice, so your child learns while they play. There are no points or streaks, and no ads.
Dörren med ordet (The Word Door)
The picture and the word belong together, and every finished word opens a plank in the door. In Year 1, the game practises 6 skills: linking sounds and letters; blending sounds and decoding words; letter combinations such as “ng”, “ck”, “tj” and “sj”; high-frequency words and sight words; and more.
Glosjakt (Vocab Hunt)
Creatures carry words, and your child catches the right creature or matches words with their translations. In Year 1, the game practises 6 skills: phonological awareness: rhyme; phonological awareness: syllables; listening comprehension; vocabulary: categories and concepts; and more.
Rätta roboten (Fix the Robot)
Knut has made a mistake and your child teaches him the right way. Explaining the mistake is the skill. In Year 1, the game practises 3 skills: reading comprehension: answers right there in the text; writing rules: punctuation; and writing rules: capital letters and full stops.
Minikorsordet (Mini Crossword)
A small crossword made from the skill’s own words, with pictures or meanings as clues. The crossing letters show whether the spelling is right. In Year 1, the game practises 2 skills: blending sounds and decoding words; and spelling: short vowels and double consonants.
Ordgåtan (The Word Riddle)
Guess the hidden word letter by letter, with no time pressure and clues that light up one by one. In Year 1, the game practises 2 skills: blending sounds and decoding words; and spelling: short vowels and double consonants.
Ordsökaren (Word Search)
A word hunt in a letter grid, with a picture or a translation as the clue. In Year 1, the game practises 2 skills: blending sounds and decoding words; and spelling: short vowels and double consonants.
Sorteringsbandet (The Sorting Belt)
A calm conveyor belt of things that your child puts in the right box by following a rule. In Year 1, the game practises 2 skills: linking sounds and letters; and vocabulary: categories and concepts.
Tidslinjen (The Timeline)
Your child puts cards on a line in the right order, for example events, steps or numbers. A card in the right place turns over and shows the answer. In Year 1, the game practises 2 skills: the alphabet and alphabetical order; and story order with pictures (first, then, last).
Vändspelet (The Flip Game)
A memory game where two cards that go together stay face up, for example 3 + 4 and 7. In Year 1, the game practises 1 skill: word formation: compound words.
Questions about Swedish in Year 1
What does Lärkompis practise in Swedish in Year 1?
Lärkompis has 19 skills in Swedish in Year 1, for example “The alphabet and alphabetical order”; “Linking sounds and letters”; “Blending sounds and decoding words”; “Letter combinations such as ‘ng’, ‘ck’, ‘tj’ and ‘sj’”; and “High-frequency words and sight words”. Each skill has five levels. In “The alphabet and alphabetical order”, for example, level 1 is “Three words, first letters far apart” and level 5 is “Four words that start with the same letter”. The app adjusts the level to how your child is doing.
What comes after Year 1 in Swedish?
In Year 2, Lärkompis practises 22 skills in Swedish, and new that year are “The alphabet and alphabetical order”; “Word forms: singular and plural”; and “Reading comprehension: drawing conclusions and the main idea”. Most of it builds on what your child practised in Year 1.
Which mistakes are common in Swedish in Year 1?
Common mistakes that Lärkompis covers include “Reads ‘k’ before e, i, y, ä and ö as a hard ‘k’ instead of the ‘tj’ sound” in “Letter combinations such as ‘ng’, ‘ck’, ‘tj’ and ‘sj’” and “Sounds out words that cannot be sounded out, for example ‘jag’ (I)” in “High-frequency words and sight words”. When an answer is wrong, the app shows how to think it through instead of just marking it wrong, and the parent panel shows what your child is practising right now.
Does Lärkompis follow Lgr22 in Swedish in Year 1?
Yes. Every exercise in Swedish in Year 1 is linked to an item in the Lgr22 core content for Years 1–3; 10 of 22 items in Swedish have at least one linked skill. Lärkompis is a complement at home and does not replace teaching.
How much does it cost to practise Swedish in Year 1 with Lärkompis?
Lärkompis costs SEK 49, once, for all subjects and every child in the family, with future updates included. You can try Swedish in Year 1 for free first, without an account.
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