This article is devoted to the theoretical aspects of the development of communication skills of preschool children. In modern conditions of updating the content of education, the problem of developing communication skills reaches the level of an actual socio-pedagogical problem, since its solution largely depends on the success of children's learning; the effectiveness of interpersonal interaction with teachers and peers, and in General - the social adaptation of children. The article discusses the main concepts related to children's communicative development, components of communication skills, and a retrospective analysis of the formation and development of the concept of "communication", "communication", and "communication skills".