Do book bands help launch children into reading?

Ruth Miskin, author  of the Read Write Inc phonics programme claims the confused criteria of banding books follows the discredited searchlight model of teaching reading.  So why are schools using it?

http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/news/2016/09/15/ruths-blog-why-book-bands-block-childrens-reading-progress/

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