How to Use the Book "Learn to Read in Japanese, Volume I"
A good strategy for starting to read in Japanese is to learn hiragana, katakana and a number of basic kanji quickly and then to start reading immediately.
“Learn to Read in Japanese,” the first volume in a four-volume series, is a 550-page book that facilitates this strategy by providing a) 4,200 practice sentences written in a large clear font, b) easily accessible feedback on your reading accuracy, and c) abundant references with memory aides to help you to learn 608 basic kanji as you read.
To learn more, please visit JapaneseAudioLessons.com and click on the "How to Read Japanese" tab.