Swedish in Year 7: what Lärkompis practises
In Year 7 of Swedish school (around age 13), Lärkompis practises 11 skills in Swedish, linked to 13 of 25 items in the core content of Lgr22, the Swedish national curriculum, for Years 7–9. The areas are reading and writing; language use; and texts. Each skill has five difficulty levels, and the skills are practised in 3 mini-games, including Kunskapsjakten (Knowledge Hunt), Glosjakt (Vocab Hunt) and Rätta roboten (Fix the Robot).
Lgr22 sets out core content for each stage (Years 7–9), not for each year. So Lärkompis spreads the skills across the years using its own time windows, and these are estimates. For Year 7, this means that 11 skills start this year. The figure 13 of 25 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 7
The 11 skills in Swedish in Year 7 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
- Dictionaries, word lists, thesauruses and style guides Level 1: Choose from three options. Level 5: Choose from five options or match four pairs.
- Summarising texts and keywords Level 1: Choose the keywords of the text, three options. Level 5: Find the sentence that does not belong in a summary.
- The writing process, mind maps, audience, purpose, feedback and text type Level 1: Choose from three options. Level 5: Choose from five options or match four pairs.
- Reading comprehension and analysing the purpose and message of texts Level 1: Questions about things stated in the text, three options. Level 5: Word meaning, main idea and purpose, four options.
- Parts of a sentence: subject and predicate Level 1: Simple sentences with straight word order. Level 5: As level 4, but all the other words in the sentence are options (up to five).
- Word formation: compounding, derivation and inflection Level 1: Compound or derivation; form nouns with “-het” (like “-ness”). Level 5: Form adjectives from nouns with “-lig” and “-full”.
- Forms of nouns and verbs (written answers) Level 1: Write the plural or past tense of common regular words. Level 5: Mixed, including irregular words, in the definite plural, past tense and supine.
- Spelling difficult words and loanwords (dictation) Level 1: The word is read aloud; an explanation and the number of letters are shown, more common words. Level 5: The hardest words, for example loanwords with the “sj” sound.
Language use
- Freedom of expression, defamation, hate speech, personal data and copyright Level 1: Choose from three options. Level 5: Choose from five options or match four pairs.
Texts
- Prose, poetry, drama and fiction genres Level 1: Prose, poetry or drama from their features, three options. Level 5: Extracts where the wrong options are closely related genres.
- Argumentative texts: thesis, arguments, counter-arguments, rebuttal and conclusion Level 1: Choose an argument for, or decide whether a sentence is a thesis, an argument or a conclusion. Level 5: Which option is not an argument; the role of a sentence without the text shown.
What the syllabus says, in short
The Lgr22 core content for Years 7–9 in Swedish, summarised in our own words for the parts Lärkompis practises in Year 7. Read the full text in Skolverket's English translation of Lgr22.
- Understanding, interpreting and analysing texts from different media, and summarising.
- Analysing texts in relation to who wrote them, when they were written and personal experience.
- Writing different kinds of text, structuring and editing them with digital tools, and reworking their own texts.
- Spelling, sentence structure, paragraphs and making a text hang together, plus language guides and digital tools.
- Taking an active part in conversations and discussions, leading a conversation and giving spoken presentations.
- Fiction from different periods and genres, narrative perspectives and imagery, plus non-fiction that argues and investigates.
- Language use, freedom of expression and privacy in digital media.
How to help at home with Swedish in Year 7
Year 7 starts the last stage (Years 7–9), with more teachers and more to keep track of. For many, help with planning (what needs doing when, and what counts as a test) is worth more than help with the tasks themselves. Let your teenager lead: choices within limits strengthen motivation. 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.
- Reading they choose. Many teenagers read less. Offer comics, fantasy, non-fiction, audiobooks or podcasts. Ask what they are reading and ask a curious question. Don’t criticise their choice. When reading: about 10 minutes.
- Discuss a news story. Find a news story your teenager cares about. Ask them to take a position with two reasons, then switch sides and argue for the opposite. This practises the kind of argumentative discussion the syllabus requires. As a conversation: about 10 minutes.
- Read the text aloud. Ask your teenager to read their own text aloud. The ears hear repetition, broken sentences and unclear parts that the eyes miss. Let them mark what they want to change, without you taking the pen. When it is hard going: about 10 minutes.
- Language online. Talk about the difference between how you write in a chat and how you write to a government agency or a teacher. Ask them to write the same message both ways. Bring up freedom of expression, privacy and what is inappropriate. As a conversation: about 10 minutes.
How you can tell it has clicked in Year 7
- Freedom of expression, defamation, hate speech, personal data and copyright: Your child can explain the difference between freedom of expression and defamation.
- Spelling difficult words and loanwords (dictation): Your child splits long words into syllables when writing.
- Prose, poetry, drama and fiction genres: Your child recognises the typical features of a genre.
- Argumentative texts: thesis, arguments, counter-arguments, rebuttal and conclusion: Your child responds to counter-arguments in their own writing.
Common pitfalls in Year 7
- Reading comprehension and analysing the purpose and message of texts: Reads only for facts and misses the purpose and tone.
- Parts of a sentence: subject and predicate: Takes the first word to be the subject.
- Word formation: compounding, derivation and inflection: Mixes up compounding and derivation.
- Forms of nouns and verbs (written answers): Treats strong (irregular) verbs as weak (regular) ones: “springde” instead of “sprang” (ran).
If Swedish practice in Year 7 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 7 Swedish, Lärkompis uses 3 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.
Kunskapsjakten (Knowledge Hunt)
A quiz show in a TV studio, where Vera leads the questions up a ladder. There are lifelines but no points: the ladder fills up with the questions your child has worked through. In Year 7, the game practises 4 skills: summarising texts and keywords; word formation: compounding, derivation and inflection; prose, poetry, drama and fiction genres; and argumentative texts: thesis, arguments, counter-arguments, rebuttal and conclusion.
Glosjakt (Vocab Hunt)
Creatures carry words, and your child catches the right creature or matches words with their translations. In Year 7, the game practises 3 skills: dictionaries, word lists, thesauruses and style guides; the writing process, mind maps, audience, purpose, feedback and text type; and freedom of expression, defamation, hate speech, personal data and copyright.
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 7, the game practises 2 skills: reading comprehension and analysing the purpose and message of texts; and parts of a sentence: subject and predicate.
Questions about Swedish in Year 7
What does Lärkompis practise in Swedish in Year 7?
Lärkompis has 11 skills in Swedish in Year 7, for example “Dictionaries, word lists, thesauruses and style guides”; “Summarising texts and keywords”; “The writing process, mind maps, audience, purpose, feedback and text type”; “Reading comprehension and analysing the purpose and message of texts”; and “Parts of a sentence: subject and predicate”. Each skill has five levels. In “Dictionaries, word lists, thesauruses and style guides”, for example, level 1 is “Choose from three options” and level 5 is “Choose from five options or match four pairs”. The app adjusts the level to how your child is doing.
What comes after Year 7 in Swedish?
In Year 8, Lärkompis practises 9 skills in Swedish, and new that year are “Search terms, phrase searches, library catalogues, databases and reference lists”; “Critical evaluation of sources: who is behind it, purpose and checking”; and “Colons, semicolons, dashes and hyphens”. Most of it builds on what your child practised in Year 7.
Which mistakes are common in Swedish in Year 7?
Common mistakes that Lärkompis covers include “Reads only for facts and misses the purpose and tone” in “Reading comprehension and analysing the purpose and message of texts” and “Takes the first word to be the subject” in “Parts of a sentence: subject and predicate”. 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 7?
Yes. Every exercise in Swedish in Year 7 is linked to an item in the Lgr22 core content for Years 7–9; 13 of 25 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 7 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 7 for free first, without an account.
More years and subjects
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