D’Nealian Font: Schoolhouse Set D Joins and Worksheet Controls

The vLetter Schoolhouse Set D page offers D’Nealian-style manuscript and connected-cursive resources. It explicitly says Schoolhouse Fonts is not sponsored by, affiliated with or connected to Donald N. Thurber. Use the school’s approved teaching model as the reference; this page identifies a third-party style-font product, not official curriculum approval or evidence of improved learning outcomes.

The documented version-7 set connects letters as typed and supplies end-of-word tails. It also describes non-breaking apostrophes for connected contractions and possessives. Build one teacher-approved practice line containing a contraction and possessive, then compare the actual joining behavior in the intended OpenType-supporting application. Do not substitute an arbitrary apostrophe character on the assumption that every input triggers the same result.

The publisher documents automatically lined spaces in lined fonts. Check one complete line, including spaces, before duplicating it into a worksheet. Keep instructional copy separate from the practice model and confirm that line breaks leave room for the student’s writing. The linked source supplies product samples and application requirements; verify the actual application used. Inter and Allura here are independent comparison fonts. The homepage’s Unicode lettering tool changes characters and does not implement Set D’s joins, lined spaces or prescribed letter model.

The Australian school-font guide offers a separate example of choosing a named teaching model before creating a worksheet. It should not be treated as a replacement for the D’Nealian-style model required by a particular school.