At the end of each day, we share quality stories from our, 'Early Years Story Chest' with the children. During and at the end of the story/book, we ask the children to check and consolidate their understanding of what we've read. We also encourage the children to 'join in' with known, repeated phrases from familiar books. Sometimes, story sticks are used as a different way of bringing a story to life and to encourage the children to participate and enjoy the story.