@ahibba
I don't know your source but it looks far from reliable. If you cite from where you took it it might help.
First, ideogram is not a very good word for it. They are actually logograms. They are morphologic elements of vocabulary so Aijin has a very good reason to find learning them before counter effective.
But doing the RTK before, with a SRS is good for a strategic reason. It frees you from "beginner content". It gives you a chance to learn from interesting content, right from the beginning.
My fear when I first started learning Japanese, long before knowing about RTK was to stick to dumbed down text for ages before finding something nice to read.
This is sometimes called a bottom->up approach.
You could also start by only listening and speaking. A top->down approach. But reading is such an important skill that I didn't want to delay its development.
RTK, as proposed by Heisig and popularized by Katzumoto gave me confidence that I could enjoy interesting content just after 3 months. This meet-in-the-middle approach works very well. It's main advantage is that you learn the basis of Japanese together with "high level japanese". This was vital for keeping me interested and motivated in my jorney.
I don't know your source but it looks far from reliable. If you cite from where you took it it might help.
First, ideogram is not a very good word for it. They are actually logograms. They are morphologic elements of vocabulary so Aijin has a very good reason to find learning them before counter effective.
But doing the RTK before, with a SRS is good for a strategic reason. It frees you from "beginner content". It gives you a chance to learn from interesting content, right from the beginning.
My fear when I first started learning Japanese, long before knowing about RTK was to stick to dumbed down text for ages before finding something nice to read.
This is sometimes called a bottom->up approach.
You could also start by only listening and speaking. A top->down approach. But reading is such an important skill that I didn't want to delay its development.
RTK, as proposed by Heisig and popularized by Katzumoto gave me confidence that I could enjoy interesting content just after 3 months. This meet-in-the-middle approach works very well. It's main advantage is that you learn the basis of Japanese together with "high level japanese". This was vital for keeping me interested and motivated in my jorney.