sternberg has argued that early remediation can greatly reduce the number of children meeting diagnostic criteria for learning disabilities. he has also suggested that the focus on learning disabilities and the provision of accommodations in school fails to acknowledge that people have a range of strengths and weaknesses, and places undue emphasis on academic success by insisting that people should receive additional support in this arena but not in music or sports. other research has pinpointed the use of resource rooms as an important—yet often politicized component of educating students with learning disabilities.