Research subject is the peculiarities of communication skills training of children with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities at pre-school age. Hypothesis: the communication between children is stimulated when education goals, tasks, methods and activities meet children communication abilities. Research aim is to analyze the peculiarities of communication education of children with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities. Research methods: theoretical analysis of scientific sources, question airing that allows summarizing the educational experience of specific communication training cases. The research data on the persons under research is provided by special educators of pre-school education institutions. Persons under research – children of pre-school age (4 – 8 years) with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities and moderate and severe speech development. Conclusions. Communication abilities of children with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities are of a low level, revealing themselves by active responsive reactions of children into communication initiative, but not with the initiative of children themselves.