Punia, ShakuntalaPhool Kumari2016-11-152016-11-152009http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/85553The present research was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana to assess the maternal knowledge on language milestone and language development of 3 to 4 years old rural and urban Children from below poverty line families. A total of hundred children, 50 from Harikot and Shahpur village to represent rural sample, and 50 children from Aangan Wadis of Patel Nagar to represent urban sample were selected randomly. Personal and socio economic background of children indicated that maximum fathers of children were educated up to matric and mother were illiterate, having nuclear families with small and medium size, mothers were mainly house wife and father worked as labourer having income below Rs. 5000 per month. Majority of the other had low knowledge on language milestones and provided poor quality of home environment. Comparatively, urban mothers were better in knowledge and also provided superior home environment. Language performance of most the children was below average and poor against the RDLS standard norms. Most of the children, males as well as females could not reach the linguistic milestones for their chronological age. Only age wise significant differences were seen for VCA, VCB and Exp. Lang. performance. The maternal knowledge on language milestones had significant relationship with language development of children. Mother’s educational status had significant bearing on maternal milestones knowledge and home environment quality provided in families to support the development.enMarketing, Credit, Accounts, Biological phenomena, Economics, Crops, Area, Selection, Orchards, SavingsThesis