Psychology, 2017, 8, 246-257 http://www.scirp.org/journal/psych ISSN Online: 2152-7199 ISSN Print: 2152-7180 DOI: 10.4236/psych.2017.82014 January 23, 2017 Communicative Development in a Game Context Maria Thereza C. C. de Souza, Ana Lucia Petty University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Abstract This report is a short overview of an intervention program in which commu- nicative development in a game context is focused. Mastering languages and different ways of communication are indicators of cognitive development. These are some of the goals of the intervention program held at the Laborato- ry of Studies about Development and Learning (Institute of Psychology) to help children from the fundamental school with learning difficulties develop affective, cognitive, motor and social attitudes, in a context of problem-solv- ing situations with games. As a consequence, they improve competence to ex- press and interpret more adequately, as well as discuss strategies and solve different challenges, regarding the capacity of learning from others and en- hancing language skills. To observe children playing communicative games allows to analyze how they think and act, which generates important informa- tion to intervene in pro of changing the attitudes that do not work in favour of the learning and developing processes. Analysis was made from data regis- tered on records, and six children who participated at the program during three semesters were described for illustrative purpose. It indicates that this context, in which narratives are produced and where there is adult mediation, contributes to help them modify inadequate attitudes and improve the do- main of different languages, expanding the repertoire of communication. Keywords Communication, Playing Games, Intervention 1. Introduction This paper aims at illustrating a successful experience held at the Laboratory of Studies about Development and Learning (Institute of Psychology, University of Sao Paulo). In this context, games with rules are used in favour of helping child- ren with learning disabilities develop reasoning and adequate attitudes. As a How to cite this paper: de Souza, M. T. C. C., & Petty, A. L. (2017). Communicative Development in a Game Context. Psychol- ogy, 8, 246-257. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/psych.2017.82014 Received: November 3, 2016 Accepted: January 20, 2017 Published: January 23, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access