Learning with Rapid Literacy in Chinese

[tiachopvutru]

I got the book Rapid Literacy in Chinese because I liked what I hear about the method, but now that I have gone through two chapters and felt my memory of the characters slipping, I wonder if anyone here who has learned using this book tell me the method they use to learn. I know I gotta memorize twenty five sentences, but beyond that, I don't have anything concrete to set out my study routine. Now I only look at the sentence, try to read it out loud, and try remembering it by looking at it, while realizing that that way is horribly inefficient.

[Scoobyqueen]

I used that book and really liked it. I wrote out by hand the 25 sentences until the characters stuck.

[nerdish]

I'm about halfway through this book. I would like to know what you all studied after it? Is there another text you'd advise to continue your intermediate studies without any major hiccups in transition? Thanks in advance