In her "Ode to David Letterman" Linda Gambrell (president of IRA) presented these as her top 10 reasons for pleasure reading in her keynote address:10. Reading exercises the brain.9. Reading helps you become fluent in a second language- text language. 8. The more you read the smarter you get. (Anne Cunningham and Keith Stanovich)7. Reading… Continue reading IRA-2008- Part 2