Ms. Petra is presenting a lesson about the water cycle and has given each student a diagram to label. As she teaches, she moves toward a student named Tyler, who she notices is being inattentive. Without interrupting instruction, she points to the place on Tyler's diagram where he should be writing a label. Ms. Petra's actions can best be classified as an example of
a. nonverbal communication
b. differentiation of instruction
c. checking for understanding
d. closure
Answer: a. nonverbal communication
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