Uppgiftstyper i läromedel i svenska för årskurs 3

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study is to investigate task types in learning materials for Swedish in school year 3. The research questions are: 1. Which types of assignments for reading and writing tasks are included in the learning materials? 2. What are the purposes of the reading and writing tasks in the learning materials? 3. How do the tasks in reading and writing assignments relate to High Literacy? The study is limited to three learning materials, each consisting of a workbook and a textbook. A total of 1032 assignments have been examined. The theoretical framework consists of Bakken and Andersson-Bakken ́s (2016) division of task types, Gee ́s (2007; 2015) theories about literacy as social practice, Ivanič ́s Pedagogical Framework for Writing and Langer ́s (2001; 2017) theories about kinds of reading and High Literacy. The results of the study show that closed reading tasks for fiction texts are common, while open reading tasks for non-fiction texts are few. Narrative, open tasks dominate the writing assignments. Reading and writing tasks to practice skills are common, while reading and writing tasks that involve social interaction are rare. Reading and writing tasks that train critical thinking are extremely rare. Several data points to opportunities for learning materials to support learners towards High Literacy within their zone of proximal development. Didactic implications are that future learning materials have the potential to convey reading and writing as multimodal, social activities, where skill training is integrated with holistic deep learning through a variety of functional contexts.