Does reading make you more intelligent?

[phlegmatic]

Does reading books make you intelligent?

So, I’ve always heard that kids who read more books are usually smarter. But is that always true? I loved reading as a kid- mostly fantasy and supernatural, but sometimes medical books and realistic fiction as well. I guess I’m considered smart by school standards, but I don’t find myself very smart If anything, it’s just given me a wider vocabulary to flex on people with. What do you guys think?