Yes, I've experienced that - and not just with letters, but with numbers too - with both of my dc. It helped my dc to have an alphabet chart and number chart in front of them. I just put it in a special school folder for them. I also traced it with my finger on the chart if they made an error, or used my finger like a pencil to pretend write it for them on their paper. They did better with the visual of the chart, and with the bodily-kinesthetic modeling with the finger. I don't think this is anything to be worried about - it's very common.

I do think you are right to have her correct it right away though. I would have her look at a model or pretend write it with her finger though, as these will be 2 ways she can commit it better to memory. One other thing that helped one of my ds's as he got older was just to look for that particular letter or number in the book or workbook he was doing before he wrote it. I still see him do that for 6's and 9's, p's and q's.

I'm so glad your dd's reading is going well now - hooray!

You are wise to keep careful tabs on what she's doing, but it sounds like she's right on track!
In Christ,
Julie