At the beginning of the school year, a kindergarten teacher talks informally with students' families about the kinds of prior experiences their children have had, especially those related to learning and literacy. The teacher uses this information to help plan dramatic play and literacy centers that reflect familiar settings, tasks, and experiences. These actions most clearly demonstrate the teacher's awareness of the:

a) Integrated nature of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
b) Interconnections between language, literacy, and culture.
c) Relationship between oral language development and reading achievement.
d) Links between vocabulary development and reading in the home.