What is the formal type of oral reading where a student reads aloud with facial expressions and gestures called?

The correct answer is readers' theatre, which is a formal type of oral reading where students engage in a performance that includes reading aloud with the use of facial expressions, gestures, and often some level of characterization. This approach not only enhances comprehension and fluency in reading but also encourages students to connect with the material on a deeper emotional level.

In readers' theatre, the focus is on conveying the story through expressive reading rather than memorization of lines, allowing students to use their creativity to bring characters and narratives to life. This method fosters collaboration, builds confidence, and provides an engaging and dynamic learning experience.

Other options, while related to reading and performance, do not capture the structured and expressive essence of readers' theatre; choral reading typically involves a group reading in unison without individual character expressions, storytelling is more of a narrative technique that may not involve multiple characters or expressive reading, and performance reading can sometimes refer to a broader category that might not specifically highlight the role of facial expressions and gestures as strongly as readers' theatre does.