Question

read the passage. then, select the synonym of the word in bold. as a teacher, mr. fletcher 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.

Explanation:

The word "foster" means to encourage or help the development of something. In the context of the passage, Mr. Fletcher is taking actions like collecting books, reading aloud, and starting a tutoring - group to encourage and develop his students' literacy. Words with similar meanings include "nurture", "promote", or "cultivate".

Answer:

Promote (assuming this is one of the options as the question didn't provide options. If there are specific options, we would choose the one with the closest meaning to "encourage the development of" like nurture, cultivate etc.)