Character D'Nealian - Basic Print

While the content of these books is a great idea the layout is terrible The pages are set up with a line of D'Nealian print and then directly underneath a blank line for practice The two lines are different sizes! So a beginning writer is required to expand the size of her letters to fit the line IF she is able to make this compensation she is no longer copying directly below the sample text - her line is longer It seems to me that this is a terrible and unnecessary frustration for a beginnerThe mid-line that is printed for the practice line is completely different from the sample line It consists of very dark bulky squares The thick mid-line makes it almost impossible to see if the "t" is crossed or notFinally the practice lines leave no space to write letters that form below the baseline The beginning writer must "squeeze" the tail of "p" "q" or "y" between her current baseline and the top of the next sample lineThese books might be fine to learn about some different character qualities but until these major deficiencies are corrected they are completely unacceptable as a handwriting practice book