This article presents the findings of a research project which intended to verify the impact of a didactic strategy of socio-constructivist character (supported by the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) and some printed material), in the development of communicative skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) by basic education students, under the new school approach. How to reference this article: Monsalve Upegui, Maria Elicenia; Monica Alejandra Franco Velasquez, Monica Andrea Monsalve Rios, Vilma Lucia Betancur Trujillo y Doris Adriana Ramirez Salazar, “Desarrollo de las habilidades comunicativas en la escuela nueva ”, Revista Educacion y Pedagogia, Medellin, Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Educacion, vol. 21, num. 55, septiembre-diciembre, 2009, pp. 189-210. Received: june 2009 Accepted: augusto 2009