I don't think this is much of a factor in our success or non-success. Nicole is 9 and in grade 4 at Ottawa Montessori School. The intended Logo user is in grades 4 to 8. This is not professional stuff, however it is interesting to look at some things an 9 year old has done and the progression that is occuring. Please notice that it has been fun for Nicole, which is probably the most important factor of all in the learning process.
Nobody likes to read manuals.
It must be something we are born with, because even Nicole refuses to pick up the manual. By our next session, we had little cars running around our scenes, that's movement but not animation. That's when Nicole created The Slugs At Night . To see it larger. That must have given her the idea for this program.