diff --git a/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/soma_dataframe.py b/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/soma_dataframe.py
index 5ed15085a3..df23813222 100644
--- a/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/soma_dataframe.py
+++ b/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/soma_dataframe.py
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ def read(
         # TODO: batch_size
         # TODO: partition,
         # TODO: platform_config,
-    ) -> Iterator[pa.RecordBatch]:
+    ) -> Iterator[pa.Table]:
         """
-        Read a user-defined subset of data, addressed by the dataframe indexing column, optionally filtered, and return results as one or more ``Arrow.RecordBatch``.
+        Read a user-defined subset of data, addressed by the dataframe indexing column, optionally filtered, and return results as one or more ``Arrow.Table``.
 
         :param ids: Which rows to read. Defaults to ``None``, meaning no constraint -- all rows.
 
@@ -217,18 +217,12 @@ def read(
             else:
                 iterator = query.df[ids]
 
-            for df in iterator:
-                batches = df.to_batches()
-                for batch in batches:
-                    # XXX COMMENT MORE
-                    # This is the 'decode on read' part of our logic; in dim_select we have the
-                    # 'encode on write' part.
-                    # Context: https://github.com/single-cell-data/TileDB-SOMA/issues/99.
-                    #
-                    # Also: don't materialize these on read
-                    # TODO: get the arrow syntax for drop
-                    # df.drop(ROWID, axis=1)
-                    yield util_arrow.ascii_to_unicode_pyarrow_readback(batch)
+            for table in iterator:
+                # XXX COMMENT MORE
+                # This is the 'decode on read' part of our logic; in dim_select we have the
+                # 'encode on write' part.
+                # Context: https://github.com/single-cell-data/TileDB-SOMA/issues/99.
+                yield util_arrow.ascii_to_unicode_pyarrow_readback(table)
 
     def read_all(
         self,
@@ -243,11 +237,11 @@ def read_all(
         # TODO: partition,
         # TODO: result_order,
         # TODO: platform_config,
-    ) -> pa.RecordBatch:
+    ) -> pa.Table:
         """
-        This is a convenience method around ``read``. It iterates the return value from ``read`` and returns a concatenation of all the record batches found. Its nominal use is to simply unit-test cases.
+        This is a convenience method around ``read``. It concatenates all partial read results into a single Table. Its nominal use is to simplify unit-test cases.
         """
-        return util_arrow.concat_batches(
+        return pa.concat_tables(
             self.read(
                 ids=ids,
                 value_filter=value_filter,
@@ -273,13 +267,13 @@ def _get_is_sparse(self) -> bool:
 
         return self._cached_is_sparse
 
-    def write(self, values: pa.RecordBatch) -> None:
+    def write(self, values: pa.Table) -> None:
         """
-        Write an Arrow.RecordBatch to the persistent object.
+        Write an Arrow.Table to the persistent object.
 
-        :param values: An Arrow.RecordBatch containing all columns, including the index columns. The schema for the values must match the schema for the ``SOMADataFrame``.
+        :param values: An Arrow.Table containing all columns, including the index columns. The schema for the values must match the schema for the ``SOMADataFrame``.
 
-        The ``values`` Arrow RecordBatch must contain a ``soma_rowid`` (uint64) column, indicating which rows are being written.
+        The ``values`` Arrow Table must contain a ``soma_rowid`` (uint64) column, indicating which rows are being written.
         """
         self._shape = None  # cache-invalidate
 
@@ -392,7 +386,7 @@ def read_as_pandas_all(
         id_column_name: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> pd.DataFrame:
         """
-        Reads from SOMA storage into memory.  Iterates over batches from ``read_as_pandas``, concatenating the output into a single dataframe.  Convenient for unit-test use; also, handy whenever you're certain that the data being queried can be read entirely into memory.
+        This is a convenience method around ``read``. It concatenates all partial read results into a single DataFrame. Its nominal use is to simplify unit-test cases.
         """
         dataframes = []
         generator = self.read_as_pandas(
diff --git a/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/soma_indexed_dataframe.py b/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/soma_indexed_dataframe.py
index cc66d32338..27e8130b00 100644
--- a/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/soma_indexed_dataframe.py
+++ b/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/soma_indexed_dataframe.py
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ def read(
         column_names: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None,
         result_order: Optional[SOMAResultOrder] = None,
         # TODO: more arguments
-    ) -> Iterator[pa.RecordBatch]:
+    ) -> Iterator[pa.Table]:
         """
-        Read a user-defined subset of data, addressed by the dataframe indexing columns, optionally filtered, and return results as one or more Arrow.RecordBatch.
+        Read a user-defined subset of data, addressed by the dataframe indexing columns, optionally filtered, and return results as one or more Arrow.Table.
 
         :param ids: for each index dimension, which rows to read. Defaults to ``None``, meaning no constraint -- all IDs.
 
@@ -258,14 +258,12 @@ def read(
             else:
                 iterator = query.df[ids]
 
-            for df in iterator:
-                batches = df.to_batches()
-                for batch in batches:
-                    # XXX COMMENT MORE
-                    # This is the 'decode on read' part of our logic; in dim_select we have the
-                    # 'encode on write' part.
-                    # Context: # https://github.com/single-cell-data/TileDB-SOMA/issues/99.
-                    yield util_arrow.ascii_to_unicode_pyarrow_readback(batch)
+            for table in iterator:
+                # XXX COMMENT MORE
+                # This is the 'decode on read' part of our logic; in dim_select we have the
+                # 'encode on write' part.
+                # Context: # https://github.com/single-cell-data/TileDB-SOMA/issues/99.
+                yield util_arrow.ascii_to_unicode_pyarrow_readback(table)
 
     def read_all(
         self,
@@ -279,19 +277,19 @@ def read_all(
         # TODO: batch_size
         # TODO: partition,
         # TODO: platform_config,
-    ) -> pa.RecordBatch:
+    ) -> pa.Table:
         """
-        This is a convenience method around ``read``. It iterates the return value from ``read`` and returns a concatenation of all the record batches found. Its nominal use is to simply unit-test cases.
+        This is a convenience method around ``read``. It iterates the return value from ``read`` and returns a concatenation of all the table-pieces found. Its nominal use is to simply unit-test cases.
         """
-        return util_arrow.concat_batches(
+        return pa.concat_tables(
             self.read(ids=ids, value_filter=value_filter, column_names=column_names)
         )
 
-    def write(self, values: pa.RecordBatch) -> None:
+    def write(self, values: pa.Table) -> None:
         """
-        Write an Arrow.RecordBatch to the persistent object. As duplicate index values are not allowed, index values already present in the object are overwritten and new index values are added.
+        Write an Arrow.Table to the persistent object. As duplicate index values are not allowed, index values already present in the object are overwritten and new index values are added.
 
-        :param values: An Arrow.RecordBatch containing all columns, including the index columns. The schema for the values must match the schema for the ``SOMAIndexedDataFrame``.
+        :param values: An Arrow.Table containing all columns, including the index columns. The schema for the values must match the schema for the ``SOMAIndexedDataFrame``.
         """
         self._shape = None  # cache-invalidate
 
diff --git a/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/util_arrow.py b/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/util_arrow.py
index 36897d2391..cafba6013a 100644
--- a/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/util_arrow.py
+++ b/apis/python/src/tiledbsoma/util_arrow.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Iterator, Optional, Union
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -121,36 +121,24 @@ def get_arrow_schema_from_tiledb_uri(
     return pa.schema(arrow_schema_dict)
 
 
-def ascii_to_unicode_pyarrow_readback(record_batch: pa.RecordBatch) -> pa.RecordBatch:
+def ascii_to_unicode_pyarrow_readback(table: pa.Table) -> pa.Table:
     """
     Implements the 'decode on read' part of our ASCII/Unicode logic
     """
     # TODO: COMMENT/LINK HEAVILY
-    names = [ofield.name for ofield in record_batch.schema]
+    names = [ofield.name for ofield in table.schema]
     new_fields = []
     for name in names:
-        old_field = record_batch[name]
-        if isinstance(old_field, pa.LargeBinaryArray):
+        old_field = table[name]
+        # Preferred syntax:
+        # if len(old_field) > 0 and pa.types.is_large_binary(old_field[0]):
+        # but:
+        # AttributeError: 'pyarrow.lib.UInt64Scalar' object has no attribute 'id'
+        if len(old_field) > 0 and isinstance(old_field[0], pa.LargeBinaryScalar):
             nfield = pa.array(
                 [element.as_py().decode("utf-8") for element in old_field]
             )
             new_fields.append(nfield)
         else:
             new_fields.append(old_field)
-    return pa.RecordBatch.from_arrays(new_fields, names=names)
-
-
-def concat_batches(batch_generator: Iterator[pa.RecordBatch]) -> pa.RecordBatch:
-    """
-    Iterates a generator of ``pyarrow.RecordBatch`` (e.g. ``SOMADataFrame.read``) and returns a concatenation of all the record batches found. The nominal use is to simply unit-test cases.
-    """
-    batches = []
-    for batch in batch_generator:
-        batches.append(batch)
-    assert len(batches) > 0
-    names = [field.name for field in batches[0].schema]
-    arrays = []
-    for name in names:
-        array = pa.concat_arrays([batch[name] for batch in batches])
-        arrays.append(array)
-    return pa.RecordBatch.from_arrays(arrays, names=names)
+    return pa.Table.from_arrays(new_fields, names=names)
diff --git a/apis/python/tests/test_soma_collection.py b/apis/python/tests/test_soma_collection.py
index 55c353371a..e8cab2680f 100644
--- a/apis/python/tests/test_soma_collection.py
+++ b/apis/python/tests/test_soma_collection.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def create_and_populate_dataframe(dataframe: soma.SOMADataFrame) -> None:
     pydict["foo"] = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
     pydict["bar"] = [4.1, 5.2, 6.3, 7.4, 8.5]
     pydict["baz"] = ["apple", "ball", "cat", "dog", "egg"]
-    rb = pa.RecordBatch.from_pydict(pydict)
+    rb = pa.Table.from_pydict(pydict)
     dataframe.write(rb)
 
 
diff --git a/apis/python/tests/test_soma_dataframe.py b/apis/python/tests/test_soma_dataframe.py
index 87dd6ea280..1ea1706e9a 100644
--- a/apis/python/tests/test_soma_dataframe.py
+++ b/apis/python/tests/test_soma_dataframe.py
@@ -26,118 +26,88 @@ def test_soma_dataframe_non_indexed(tmp_path):
         pydict["foo"] = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
         pydict["bar"] = [4.1, 5.2, 6.3, 7.4, 8.5]
         pydict["baz"] = ["apple", "ball", "cat", "dog", "egg"]
-        rb = pa.RecordBatch.from_pydict(pydict)
+        rb = pa.Table.from_pydict(pydict)
         sdf.write(rb)
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------
     # Read all
-    batch = sdf.read_all()
-    # Weird thing about pyarrow RecordBatch:
-    # * We should have 5 "rows" with 3 "columns"
-    # * Indeed batch.num_rows is 5 and batch.num_columns is 3
-    # * But len(batch) is 3
-    # * If you thought `for record in record_batch` would print records ... you would be wrong -- it
-    #   loops over columns
-    assert batch.num_rows == 5
+    table = sdf.read_all()
+    assert table.num_rows == 5
 
     # We should be getting back the soma_rowid column as well
     # If sparse dataframe:
-    assert batch.num_columns == 4
+    assert table.num_columns == 4
     # If dense dataframe:
-    # assert batch.num_columns == 3
+    # assert table.num_columns == 3
 
-    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
-    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch["foo"])] == pydict["foo"]
-    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch["bar"])] == pydict["bar"]
-    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch["baz"])] == pydict["baz"]
+    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
+    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table["foo"])] == pydict["foo"]
+    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table["bar"])] == pydict["bar"]
+    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table["baz"])] == pydict["baz"]
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------
     # Read by ids
-    batch = sdf.read_all(ids=[1, 2])
-    # Weird thing about pyarrow RecordBatch:
-    # * We should have 5 "rows" with 3 "columns"
-    # * Indeed batch.num_rows is 5 and batch.num_columns is 3
-    # * But len(batch) is 3
-    # * If you thought `for record in record_batch` would print records ... you would be wrong -- it
-    #   loops over columns
-    assert batch.num_rows == 2
+    table = sdf.read_all(ids=[1, 2])
+    assert table.num_rows == 2
 
     # We should be getting back the soma_rowid column as well
     # If sparse dataframe:
-    assert batch.num_columns == 4
+    assert table.num_columns == 4
     # If dense dataframe:
-    # assert batch.num_columns == 3
+    # assert table.num_columns == 3
 
-    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["foo"])]) == [20, 30]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["bar"])]) == [5.2, 6.3]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["baz"])]) == ["ball", "cat"]
+    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["foo"])]) == [20, 30]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["bar"])]) == [5.2, 6.3]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["baz"])]) == ["ball", "cat"]
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------
     # Read by ids
-    batch = sdf.read_all(ids=slice(1, 2))
-    # Weird thing about pyarrow RecordBatch:
-    # * We should have 5 "rows" with 3 "columns"
-    # * Indeed batch.num_rows is 5 and batch.num_columns is 3
-    # * But len(batch) is 3
-    # * If you thought `for record in record_batch` would print records ... you would be wrong -- it
-    #   loops over columns
-    assert batch.num_rows == 2
+    table = sdf.read_all(ids=slice(1, 2))
+    assert table.num_rows == 2
 
     # We should be getting back the soma_rowid column as well
     # If sparse dataframe:
-    assert batch.num_columns == 4
+    assert table.num_columns == 4
     # If dense dataframe:
-    # assert batch.num_columns == 3
+    # assert table.num_columns == 3
 
-    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["foo"])]) == [20, 30]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["bar"])]) == [5.2, 6.3]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["baz"])]) == ["ball", "cat"]
+    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["foo"])]) == [20, 30]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["bar"])]) == [5.2, 6.3]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["baz"])]) == ["ball", "cat"]
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------
     # Read by value_filter
-    batch = sdf.read_all(value_filter="foo == 40 or foo == 20")
-    # Weird thing about pyarrow RecordBatch:
-    # * We should have 5 "rows" with 3 "columns"
-    # * Indeed batch.num_rows is 5 and batch.num_columns is 3
-    # * But len(batch) is 3
-    # * If you thought `for record in record_batch` would print records ... you would be wrong -- it
-    #   loops over columns
-    assert batch.num_rows == 2
+    table = sdf.read_all(value_filter="foo == 40 or foo == 20")
+    assert table.num_rows == 2
 
     # We should be getting back the soma_rowid column as well
     # If sparse dataframe:
-    assert batch.num_columns == 4
+    assert table.num_columns == 4
     # If dense dataframe:
-    # assert batch.num_columns == 3
+    # assert table.num_columns == 3
 
-    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["foo"])]) == [20, 40]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["bar"])]) == [5.2, 7.4]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["baz"])]) == ["ball", "dog"]
+    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["foo"])]) == [20, 40]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["bar"])]) == [5.2, 7.4]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["baz"])]) == ["ball", "dog"]
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------
     # Read by value_filter
-    batch = sdf.read_all(value_filter='baz == "ball" or baz == "dog"')
-    # Weird thing about pyarrow RecordBatch:
-    # * We should have 5 "rows" with 3 "columns"
-    # * Indeed batch.num_rows is 5 and batch.num_columns is 3
-    # * But len(batch) is 3
-    # * If you thought `for record in record_batch` would print records ... you would be wrong -- it
-    #   loops over columns
-    assert batch.num_rows == 2
+    table = sdf.read_all(value_filter='baz == "ball" or baz == "dog"')
+    assert table.num_rows == 2
 
     # We should be getting back the soma_rowid column as well
     # If sparse dataframe:
-    assert batch.num_columns == 4
+    assert table.num_columns == 4
     # If dense dataframe:
-    # assert batch.num_columns == 3
+    # assert table.num_columns == 3
 
-    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["foo"])]) == [20, 40]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["bar"])]) == [5.2, 7.4]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["baz"])]) == ["ball", "dog"]
+    # TODO assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table['soma_rowid'])] == [0,1,2,3,4]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["foo"])]) == [20, 40]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["bar"])]) == [5.2, 7.4]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["baz"])]) == ["ball", "dog"]
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -166,7 +136,7 @@ def simple_soma_data_frame(tmp_path):
         "C": ["this", "is", "a", "test"],
     }
     n_data = len(data["soma_rowid"])
-    rb = pa.RecordBatch.from_pydict(data)
+    rb = pa.Table.from_pydict(data)
     sdf.write(rb)
     yield (schema, sdf, n_data)
     sdf.delete()
@@ -217,12 +187,12 @@ def _check_tbl(tbl, col_names, ids):
         )
 
     _check_tbl(
-        pa.Table.from_batches(sdf.read(ids=ids, column_names=col_names)),
+        sdf.read_all(ids=ids, column_names=col_names),
         col_names,
         ids,
     )
     _check_tbl(
-        pa.Table.from_batches([sdf.read_all(column_names=col_names)]),
+        sdf.read_all(column_names=col_names),
         col_names,
         None,
     )
diff --git a/apis/python/tests/test_soma_experiment_basic.py b/apis/python/tests/test_soma_experiment_basic.py
index 0dedca624b..3c54ed7e93 100644
--- a/apis/python/tests/test_soma_experiment_basic.py
+++ b/apis/python/tests/test_soma_experiment_basic.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def create_and_populate_obs(obs: t.SOMADataFrame) -> None:
     pydict["foo"] = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
     pydict["bar"] = [4.1, 5.2, 6.3, 7.4, 8.5]
     pydict["baz"] = ["apple", "ball", "cat", "dog", "egg"]
-    rb = pa.RecordBatch.from_pydict(pydict)
+    rb = pa.Table.from_pydict(pydict)
     obs.write(rb)
 
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def create_and_populate_var(var: t.SOMADataFrame) -> None:
     pydict["soma_rowid"] = [0, 1, 2, 3]
     pydict["quux"] = ["zebra", "yak", "xylophone", "wapiti"]
     pydict["xyzzy"] = [12.3, 23.4, 34.5, 45.6]
-    rb = pa.RecordBatch.from_pydict(pydict)
+    rb = pa.Table.from_pydict(pydict)
     var.write(rb)
 
 
diff --git a/apis/python/tests/test_soma_indexed_dataframe.py b/apis/python/tests/test_soma_indexed_dataframe.py
index 59e3962979..05694ee47a 100644
--- a/apis/python/tests/test_soma_indexed_dataframe.py
+++ b/apis/python/tests/test_soma_indexed_dataframe.py
@@ -24,36 +24,28 @@ def test_soma_indexed_dataframe(tmp_path):
         pydict["foo"] = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
         pydict["bar"] = [4.1, 5.2, 6.3, 7.4, 8.5]
         pydict["baz"] = ["apple", "ball", "cat", "dog", "egg"]
-        rb = pa.RecordBatch.from_pydict(pydict)
+        rb = pa.Table.from_pydict(pydict)
         sdf.write(rb)
 
     # Read all
-    batch = sdf.read_all()
-    # Weird thing about pyarrow RecordBatch:
-    # * We should have 5 "rows" with 3 "columns"
-    # * Indeed batch.num_rows is 5 and batch.num_columns is 3
-    # * But len(batch) is 3
-    # * If you thought `for record in record_batch` would print records ... you would be wrong -- it
-    #   loops over columns
-    assert batch.num_rows == 5
-    assert batch.num_columns == 3
-    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch["foo"])] == pydict["foo"]
-    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch["bar"])] == pydict["bar"]
-    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(batch["baz"])] == pydict["baz"]
+    table = sdf.read_all()
+    # Weird thing about pyarrow Table:
+    # * We have table.num_rows is 5 and table.num_columns is 3
+    # * But len(table) is 3
+    # * `for column in table` loops over columns
+    assert table.num_rows == 5
+    assert table.num_columns == 3
+    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table["foo"])] == pydict["foo"]
+    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table["bar"])] == pydict["bar"]
+    assert [e.as_py() for e in list(table["baz"])] == pydict["baz"]
 
     # Read ids
-    batch = sdf.read_all(ids=[30, 10])
-    # Weird thing about pyarrow RecordBatch:
-    # * We should have 5 "rows" with 3 "columns"
-    # * Indeed batch.num_rows is 5 and batch.num_columns is 3
-    # * But len(batch) is 3
-    # * If you thought `for record in record_batch` would print records ... you would be wrong -- it
-    #   loops over columns
-    assert batch.num_rows == 2
-    assert batch.num_columns == 3
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["foo"])]) == [10, 30]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["bar"])]) == [4.1, 6.3]
-    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(batch["baz"])]) == ["apple", "cat"]
+    table = sdf.read_all(ids=[30, 10])
+    assert table.num_rows == 2
+    assert table.num_columns == 3
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["foo"])]) == [10, 30]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["bar"])]) == [4.1, 6.3]
+    assert sorted([e.as_py() for e in list(table["baz"])]) == ["apple", "cat"]
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -80,7 +72,7 @@ def simple_soma_indexed_data_frame(tmp_path):
         "C": ["this", "is", "a", "test"],
     }
     n_data = len(data["index"])
-    rb = pa.RecordBatch.from_pydict(data)
+    rb = pa.Table.from_pydict(data)
     sdf.write(rb)
     yield (schema, sdf, n_data, index_column_names)
     sdf.delete()
@@ -134,12 +126,12 @@ def _check_tbl(tbl, col_names, ids):
         )
 
     _check_tbl(
-        pa.Table.from_batches(sdf.read(ids=ids, column_names=col_names)),
+        sdf.read_all(ids=ids, column_names=col_names),
         col_names,
         ids,
     )
     _check_tbl(
-        pa.Table.from_batches([sdf.read_all(column_names=col_names)]),
+        sdf.read_all(column_names=col_names),
         col_names,
         None,
     )