Excellent so far
Excellent so far. The Foundation, Levels 1-36 really provide the necessary skills to learn Mandarin characters on your own, with the OCLO in place. Previously I struggled with writing characters, and would often confuse similar looking characters. Now, with props and recognising components, it helps so much that discerning the specific character is so much easier. Now I can even write characters from memory, after a bit of thinking (recalling the Movie). Currently in Intermediate, where hopefully frequent exposure to vocab would consolidate them.