how to count no.of element using xmltextreader

Hi

I am reading frm a xml file in the pocket pc...
I can read the elements and attributes but i just want to know how to count the no.of that specific element in the xml file.
Because i need to do a for..loop so, i need to count the no.of that specific element in the xml file using the xmltextreader.
i know that it has a method called Atrributecount but i am not sure how to count the no. of that specific element..
so, can someone help me....

thanxs :)