Question

what is the meaning of the word foster as used in the passage? as a teacher, mr. boyer believes its important to encourage a love of reading in his students. to foster his students literacy, he has collected a wide variety of books for his classroom library. he also reads aloud to his class on a daily basis and has started a tutoring group after school. to advertise or make publicly known to multiply over a period of time to promote development or growth to increase in number or amount

Explanation:

In the passage, Mr. Boyer takes actions (building a classroom library, reading aloud, starting tutoring) to help grow his students' literacy and love of reading. This matches the definition of fostering as promoting development or growth, while the other options do not fit the context.

Answer:

to promote development or growth