Learning characters without knowing how to pronounce them?

So last week I decided I'd learn Mandarin. Today I bought:

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1. Mandarin Chinese character practice pad
2. Chineasy: Learning Chinese Through it's Culture book
3. Mandarin/English bilingual dictionary with pictures

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I started Chineasy today, and I learned how to write down numbers, but it doesn't exactly help with pronunciation. Am I missing something? Should I learn the characters first, and then learn how to say the words? I'm open to all suggestions, I just want some direction. My only experience with a language was Portuguese, but even then you learn how to say the words as you read and write them.

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