A Department of Civil Aviation (Australian) publication, first produced many years ago and called Flight Instructor's Manual, is a small book, easy to read, concise and logical. I understand it was written by ex RAAF Examiners around the then RAAF Central Flying School syllabus, which in turn was a spin off from RAF CFS teachings.
The exercises have been arranged in what is considered to be a logical order, although these can be varied. Each exercise is numbered. For example, exercises 11 and 12 are take-off and landings (all types). Where for example, several different sequences or manoeuvres were practiced, the student would log (say): 3,5,7,11 and 12.
Nowadays it takes sometimes two lines to describe the sequences covered. Not exactly concise.
Avoid complicated and long winded technical books on flight instruction. They not only send you to sleep, but are very expensive.
For about $15 (Aussie dollars)the DCA Flight Instructors Manual is best value for money. Pilot shops usually sell them.
The DCA syllabus allows 8 hours before first solo, and includes the statement: "It is an acceptable principle that in the early stages of training, instruction should be restricted to simple manoeuvres and no attempt to teach really precise flying until the student has done enough solo to gain confidence". Suggest you correlate that statement with the current discussion in Pprune Australian site entitled Time to First Solo.