PTP/PARTE for Secondary by Linda Quiroz Parents Taking Part/Padres tomando parte   Much of my music deals with skills and concepts that spiral through the curriculum.  In a few days I'll be training students and parents at the ECISD Family Education Center in one of my first attempts to offer my music and methodology at the secondary level.   The focus of the 1/2 day training will be to provide opportunities and tools for students to 'teach themselves' during the course of the summer on a variety of topics for language and literacy development.  Demonstrations and hands-on activities will take place during the workshop portion of the training.  Links to online resources will be provided and students will be able to pair up and 'check out' the sites so that they can access them during the summer months.    Students will share unique ideas gleaned from the training, with other student participants and their parents in the closing hour of the training.  The packet that the families will receive include a 27-song CD with an instructional focus, a songbook with the lyrics, and a binder with assorted lessons and activities to work through the summer.  Concurrently, I hope to provide an awareness for parents of the resources being provided, so that they can monitor and reward effort at home in the summer.  Many of the activities would serve parents who want to learn English or to improve their English language skills themselves.  I truly hope that the participating families will take advantage of these resources so that students can return to school in the fall with improved ability in the areas of English language and literacy and greater confidence in tackling academics, in general.      Thank you Ms. Aurora Dominguez, Migrant Coordinator for Ector County ISD, for your continued support and for allowing me an opportunity to impact ECISD students at the secondary level.